banquets
Example Sentences
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They pioneered winemaking, loved banquets and included women in public life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
For the LFI's Fourreau, the banquets are "backward-looking – a caricature".
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Describing himself as a Catholic from the impoverished aristocracy and an entrepreneur, he says it would offend against both his ethics and his business sense to exclude people from the banquets.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Embraced across China since the 1970s, these tunes are widely performed at both casual gatherings and high-profile state banquets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
It was Helene who never turned her head in church when latecomers arrived; Helene who established the practice of seasonal altar flowers; Helene who introduced the giving of banquets of welcome to returning Negro veterans.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
