fete
Frequently Asked Questions
- Bill’s retiring and we’re throwing a big fete in his honor.
- Hundreds gathered to fete the couple on their wedding day.
- The director, once feted by critics, is no longer a media darling.
Example Sentences
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Local permit-holding residents could briefly pass through the village on Monday evening, where period cars lined the streets and a fete was staged on the village green.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
This year’s special America 250 fete brings together more than 1,000 global performers who will treat audiences to pipe-and-drum acts, drill teams, military bands, choirs, motorcycle stunt shows and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
He returned home a hero, with his picture on the cover of Life magazine, a White House fete and unexpected celebrity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
While many trek in from across the country or from the diaspora in Europe and the United States, some hotel owners also report growing numbers of foreign tourists as the annual fete grows.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
I didn’t want to be responsible for the fete of humankind.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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It enables the community to use the field for events like fetes and weddings, while still encouraging wildlife diversity, Taylor said.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Biden and Kishida on Wednesday will hold talks and take part in a joint news conference before Biden fetes the Japanese leader with the state dinner in the East Room.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
Most FYC fetes, though, have continued as scheduled, even with holes on the Q&A panels.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2023
That’s when it helps to invite veterans like Terry McAuliffe, a guest and the former governor of Virginia, who estimates he has been to over a dozen of these fetes.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
It’s impossible to imagine her as a typical Illustrian girl, angling for a good match, attending fetes and allowing herself to be seduced by fittingly highborn men.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon feted his guest with an indigenous Maori welcome and guard of honour, seeking to expand relations after signing a free-trade pact in April that he has touted as an economic boon.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
That could have been Trout’s spot this summer: a worthy honor for a three-time most valuable player, a local hero feted on the national stage the Angels have failed to provide him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
It's named after the feted New York club where Madonna got an early break by persuading DJ Mark Kamins to play her debut single, Everybody.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
During his first term, China feted him like a favorite prince with various ceremonies: a private tour of the Forbidden City, followed by a performance by the Peking Opera and a huge state dinner.
From Salon ● May 14, 2026
They were feted by premiers and emirs and entertained at embassies and consulates as they made their way back west to Palermo, Sicily, where they boarded another tanker for the homeward passage.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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She ultimately decided on building an altar to counteract her fear with the joy of feting life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
And Monday, while speakers were feting him with their deepest thanks for hour after hour, they were also delaying his speaking window until after prime time on the East Coast.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2024
Her Seattle stop kicks off her new Trilogy Tour, feting her three albums, including last year’s “Portals.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
Beijing would prefer a Nationalist leader in Taipei, and over recent days has been hosting, and feting, Ma Ying-jeou, the previous Nationalist president.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2023
We're often in waiting At junket or feting, And sometimes attend an interment— DUKE.
From The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan by Sir W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert
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