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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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Seen through the flicker of firelight and fighting, however, are the village musicians, whose fiddles and harmonizing voices rise pure and sweet above the revelry.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
The event is pageantry and patriotism with a revelry of cadets and midshipmen bouncing and cheering for their branch.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Thankfully, the town and its environs are full of sommeliers and other wine authorities only too eager to share their recommendations for year-end revelry, holiday gifting, and serious collecting.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
East Dundee, already known for its summertime street events, St. Patrick’s Day revelry and weekly outdoor market, is stepping into Thanksgiving territory Wednesday with the debut of the Kegs & Legs street party.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
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Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
The event is pageantry and patriotism with a revelry of cadets and midshipmen bouncing and cheering for their branch.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Thankfully, the town and its environs are full of sommeliers and other wine authorities only too eager to share their recommendations for year-end revelry, holiday gifting, and serious collecting.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
East Dundee, already known for its summertime street events, St. Patrick’s Day revelry and weekly outdoor market, is stepping into Thanksgiving territory Wednesday with the debut of the Kegs & Legs street party.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Revelry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revelry. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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