Examples of revelry in a Sentence
Each city has its own Carnival, but none, not even the revelry of Mardi Gras, is as spectacular as Brooklyn's.
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Peter Noel, Village Voice, 6 Sept. 1994
Wassailing is an ancient English custom, part of the feasts and revelry of New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, which have been revived in Colonial Williamsburg.
—Joan P. Dutton, The Williamsburg Cookbook, 1975
The tall minister stood again at the altar. He waited for the song and the revelry to die.
—Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1969
The small birds were taking their farewell banquets. In the fullness of their revelry, they fluttered, chirping and frolicking from bush to bush, and tree to tree …
—Washington Irving, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1820
the lottery winner was exhausted after a long night of revelry
Peter Noel, Village Voice, 6 Sept. 1994
Wassailing is an ancient English custom, part of the feasts and revelry of New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, which have been revived in Colonial Williamsburg.
—Joan P. Dutton, The Williamsburg Cookbook, 1975
The tall minister stood again at the altar. He waited for the song and the revelry to die.
—Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1969
The small birds were taking their farewell banquets. In the fullness of their revelry, they fluttered, chirping and frolicking from bush to bush, and tree to tree …
—Washington Irving, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1820
the lottery winner was exhausted after a long night of revelry
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Standing in the way of such revelry is a pair of angry recent champions.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 14 May 2025
This Pride, expect fewer rainbow logos and less corporate revelry.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 May 2025
In true New Orleans style, the night wrapped with revelry, courtesy of events celebrating the 10th anniversary of horror streamer Shudder.
—William Earl, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
In tandem with the revelry, here Puig, the current co-owners and other essential Club Space employees tell the story of the venue, in their own words.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 14 May 2025
This Pride, expect fewer rainbow logos and less corporate revelry.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 May 2025
In true New Orleans style, the night wrapped with revelry, courtesy of events celebrating the 10th anniversary of horror streamer Shudder.
—William Earl, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
In tandem with the revelry, here Puig, the current co-owners and other essential Club Space employees tell the story of the venue, in their own words.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Revelry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revelry. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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