carousing

Example Sentences

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His songs blended the scabrous and the sentimental, ranging from carousing anthems to snapshots of life in the gutter to unexpectedly tender love songs.

From Washington Times • Nov. 30, 2023

No Seattle cops were anywhere to be seen either, so on that day the crowd lying and carousing on the sidewalk swelled so large that pedestrians had to cross the street to go around.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

The days of carousing in Soho are long past, and even dining out holds little temptation, he said.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2023

The camera jogs along with Ken as he holds back snot and tears, doing his best not to alarm the carousing guests.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2023

When they climbed aboard there were only a handful of people, most of them clearly heading home from a night of carousing as opposed to going off to work.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland