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.
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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
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
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
As she came walking in, looking very tired but as composed as ever, she observed that every vestige of the unfortunate fete had disappeared, except a suspicious pucker about the corners of Jo’s mouth.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
As an MP, Donaldson was a regular fixture at events in his constituency of Lagan Valley - from school fetes to church services, charity fundraisers to public meetings, he was there.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 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
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
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
As for report cards, members of the family who brought home good grades were feted and rewarded.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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
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
Presiding there is Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, the Open’s top sponsor, feting clients who have flown in from Silicon Valley, Miami and practically everywhere in between.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2022
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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