pageantry

Example Sentences

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On television, on one of the three channels then available to us, we watched the pageantry and the pomp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The jokes landed, the warm words resonated, the pageantry looked good on the evening news.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The cheers were muted as the State of the Union pageantry kicked off.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

But a state visit allows for ceremonial pageantry aimed at elevating the occasion and demonstrating the importance with which the UK views those visiting.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

“No—no—please—as you were. With only two men for each officer, and all the men sick, I think we can do without the usual pageantry between officers and men.”

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut