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
In big cities, the merrymaking involving the playful splashing of water took place at designated high-security pavilions.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
She added that people were so exhausted and there was no "merrymaking".
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2022
Not to be left out of any of the merrymaking, the monkeys gathered around us, screeching and chattering.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
