festival
Example Sentences
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In the capital Hanoi, patriotic red-and-yellow banners flutter from lampposts and traffic lights, extolling the "national festival" where people "eagerly cast ballots".
From Barron's
AUSTIN, Texas — It’s been an ongoing conversation of late as to what the role of politics should be at film festivals.
From Los Angeles Times
"He was a magnificent horse, and it was his eighth time at the festival," he said.
From BBC
"Any form of sleep or rest throughout the night was impossible due to festival noise / loud techno singing / megaphone announcements," explained a post on the Morrissey Central website.
From BBC
It was meant to be the "first of many" celebrations for Lauren Macpherson, who had spent the August bank holiday at a music festival in London.
From BBC
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