merrymaking

Example Sentences

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The merrymaking, though, ends in desolation, as the guests, including Betty herself, drop in exhaustion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

But this is a gift guide for you, our readers, and is written with revelry — meaning merrymaking, noisy partying, dancing until the lights come up — in mind.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Thursday that Mr. Biden was returning to Washington to attend White House meetings and participate in holiday merrymaking before flying back at 8:55 p.m.

From Washington Times • Dec. 16, 2022

She added that people were so exhausted and there was no "merrymaking".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2022

It was the season for merrymaking, when the New Year approaches and old debts are paid.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord