merrymakings

Example Sentences

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The households with which his parents were friendly made great merrymakings over his return.

From The Mermaid A Love Tale by Dougall, Lily

His violin went everywhere with him, and in more than one of the little towns along the big river, people began to demand the boy fiddler who could make such gay music for their merrymakings.

From The Windy Hill by Meigs, Cornelia

But he had been over fond of merrymakings and junketings.

From The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche And Child Life in Town and Country by Allinson, A. R. (Alfred Richard)

Sometimes, for days together, she would be left alone in the house, while Dame Martha and Margaret dressed themselves up in all their finery, and went off to fairs and merrymakings in the neighboring town.

From The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book by Harrison, Constance Cary

I don’t feel as if I should ever care again for the gewgaws and the merrymakings that I used to think all the world of.

From The King's Daughters by Holt, Emily Sarah