festivities
Example Sentences
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Rubio was on a diplomatic trip to Ecuador during the convention, so he wasn't among the small handful of cabinet officials who attended the festivities in Dallas.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
This year the argument spilled over to the tents that house the festivities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
“I hope they do the festivities the night after we win on Friday,” Roberts said, “so the emotion doesn’t get to him and he can just kind of enjoy the welcome back.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Singers performed on four stages, and the festivities went on past midnight.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Some of the students who had been around the school longer, and had caught the full spirit of the end-of-the-year festivities, hugged and kissed and shook hands with each other; some even cried.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
