Mardi Gras

Example Sentences

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Amid Shia LaBeouf’s Mardi Gras brawl arrest in New Orleans, several outlets reported that he and wife Mia Goth had separated last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Mardi Gras, which translates as Fat Tuesday, features floats, marching bands and dance crews across several days of free parades.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

At the Mobile Carnival Museum, Mardi Gras costumes behind a glass case wouldn’t have been out of place on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Second only to Mardi Gras for its dazzling displays, parades and parties, a New Orleans fall day is a guaranteed delight.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

“You been out on the streets dressed up like a Mardi Gras all this time.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole