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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Massive crowds turned out to fete and celebrate Lafayette throughout his 13-month tour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
A resident of Oxnard, Channtal Shrauger also made a bit of a drive to fete the closing restaurant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 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
The White House often uses a tent on the South Lawn to fete foreign leaders and a larger guest list for a state dinner.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025
Guests of some fete that seems to have ebbed rather than ended.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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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
Wild and kitschy shows followed with opening fetes dedicated to colorful subjects including Andy Warhol, circus clowns, and Canadian television creators and puppeteers Sid and Marty Krofft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 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
A philosopher, writer, television personality and filmmaker, Lévy is a quintessentially French invention in a country that fetes its public intellectuals like pop stars.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
The ‘magnificences’ she oversaw at the French court had many components, from jousting tournaments and firework displays to water fetes and mock battles.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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Afterwards, some 200 Labour MPs feted Burnham during a group photo in Westminster, in a clear sign that they expect him to take over.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 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
President Trump feted the biggest holders of his namesake memecoin on Saturday, cheering on a crypto market still fighting through a monthslong slump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
He was feted by heads of state and featured in newspapers and magazines all over the world.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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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
The administration’s feting of Modi stretched into Friday at the State Department, where Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken hosted a luncheon in the Indian leader’s honor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2023
But back in March, the hometown indie-rapper-turned-crossover-pop-star unleashed his third solo album, “BEN,” feting the characteristically rangy new music with a surprise Neumos show and record signing at Easy Street Records.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
Those deprived of basketball action and feting Hachimura during the Olympics made the stands at Saitama Super Arena shake over the weekend.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2022
And off he went, opening the great doors, feting the musicians, soaking them with champagne, drunk himself without drinking a drop, solely with the music which brought him back to life.
From Tartarin On The Alps by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
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