bacchanals

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The office holiday gathering itself has come a long way from the bacchanals I survived early in my career.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Similar Christmas-themed bacchanals were slated in cities across the U.S. and Europe, from San Francisco and Cincinnati to London and Berlin, on Saturday.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2023

First, Europe’s Renaissance masquerade balls, which were also wild bacchanals.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2018

None of the leading participants in that decade’s bacchanals are interviewed.

From The Guardian • Feb. 10, 2017

Inflamed with wine, these bacchanals sang treasonable songs, the whole company joining in chorus, with uproar which drew large groups around the house.

From Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)