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
Recent Examples on the Web
Cleveland baseball can be unhinged revelry, or a biblical terror, and everything in between.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Opened in 1966 by Jay Sarno and Stanley Mallin to channel the opulence and revelry of the Roman Empire, the classic property stretched across six towers checked all the boxes.
—Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
But in all seriousness, that’s to say, P-town has long been the summertime hot spot for weirdos and (yes, largely cis) gay revelry on the very tip of Cape Cod.
—Jd Shadel, Them., 21 Apr. 2025
Travelers come here seeking transformation—whether through serene spirituality or wild revelry.
—Christina Fang, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Opened in 1966 by Jay Sarno and Stanley Mallin to channel the opulence and revelry of the Roman Empire, the classic property stretched across six towers checked all the boxes.
—Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
But in all seriousness, that’s to say, P-town has long been the summertime hot spot for weirdos and (yes, largely cis) gay revelry on the very tip of Cape Cod.
—Jd Shadel, Them., 21 Apr. 2025
Travelers come here seeking transformation—whether through serene spirituality or wild revelry.
—Christina Fang, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Revelry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revelry. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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