How to Use fete in a Sentence

fete

1 of 2 noun
  • Lennon was playing at the fete with his band the Quarrymen.
    Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2022
  • It’s not too late to queue up the perfect playlist of Halloween songs for your spooky fete.
    Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Here's how to pull off a memorable fete to honor the mom-to-be in your life.
    Brie Dyas, Country Living, 6 Apr. 2020
  • Mena, who’s known for her brazen beauty looks, went all out on her glam for the fancy fete.
    Jennifer Ford, Essence, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Blum suggests Bloody Marys for a noon fete, in Mason-style jars.
    Kim Cook, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The 2021 edition was held live at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, the site of this year’s upcoming awards fete.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Slip it on for all your fancy fetes, and prepare for the compliments to roll in.
    Sophie Dweck, townandcountrymag.com, 4 May 2023
  • The ensembles on the runway are as fanciful as the fetes, with equal frills and sparkle.
    Vogue, 2 July 2018
  • Just another day at the office for Big Z, even if the 10-minute pregame fete for him framed Game No.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Feb. 2020
  • The sight of a shot may not bring to mind the most elegant of festive fetes, but don't judge a drink by its glassware.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 2 Aug. 2023
  • For the record, King isn’t the only Republican figure to fete Goldy.
    Jane Coaston, Vox, 18 Oct. 2018
  • Or crank up all the Christmas lights and enjoy a dazzling little fete with your pod.
    Beth Segal, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2020
  • And for the French, only haute would do for this unprecedented fete.
    Bridget Foley, Town & Country, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The fete’s finale includes the Queen’s Ball and presentation of the 2019 royal court.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2019
  • As one of the world’s largest Pride celebrations, the fete amassed vast beauty from every end of the rainbow.
    Jennifer Ford, Essence, 1 July 2019
  • While the spring event serves as a last push before the summer lull, the fall fete is an entre to the promising peak fall and winter season in the desert.
    Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2021
  • With summer in full swing, there’s no better time than the present to host an alfresco fete for those both far and near.
    Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 11 July 2022
  • The winners will be announced at the 32nd annual edition of the awards fete, which will be held April 25 at the open-air Humphreys Concerts by the Bay.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2023
  • For one year, the fete will be called the Brooklyn Center Celebration.
    Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Take a peek inside for photos from the fashionable fete.
    Paula Rogo, Essence, 18 Oct. 2019
  • The four-day fete at the media company’s Brighton studios is packed with culinary fun.
    BostonGlobe.com, 5 Oct. 2019
  • And Taylor, the author of the Assouline’s Great Celebrations, knows a thing or two about stylish fetes.
    Ian Malone, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Megan Fox looked party-ready in a glitzy silver corset top with a strapless neckline fit for a New Year’s Eve fete.
    Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Here's how to pull off a memorable fete to honor the mom-to-be in your life—and maybe even start a trend with a drive-thru baby shower.
    Brie Dyas, Country Living, 7 May 2020
  • The Friday through Sunday music fete was billed as the fifth anniversary edition of Ohana.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Even before the big parade comes, there are days of fetes (parties) to attend: on the beach, in parks, in stadiums, in remote fields, in the streets, or at a pool.
    Jihan Forbes, Allure, 15 July 2019
  • For fans of the annual fashion fete, Lively becoming a co-chair of the event is no surprise.
    Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Film at Lincoln Center, which presents the annual fete, on Tuesday announced the 32 films that comprise the main slate of the 61st edition.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 Aug. 2023
  • As for another big question mark hanging over the Grammy fete is the Kanye West factor.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Mar. 2022
  • During the event, Del Rey took the stage to fete producer Jack Antonoff, who is her collaborator on the new album.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
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fete

2 of 2 verb
  • They feted the winning team with banquets and parades.
  • The evening’s dress code read ‘festive,’ and fashion was also out in force to fete Bowles.
    Vogue, 11 Mar. 2022
  • What’s the best way to fete the next generation of creatives?
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The 83-year-old singer was one of the five artists feted at the 46th Kennedy Center Honors earlier this month.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Heck, even Omarosa was briefly feted as a member of the #Resistance.
    Matthew Walther, TheWeek, 27 Jan. 2020
  • To fete the 10 winners of the inaugural Chanel Next Prize.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2022
  • In June of this year, he was feted by the Jazz Foundation of America.
    Marc Schneider, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Coming up this weekend are a trio of titles feted at Cannes.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Back to the present day, tension mounts as the crew convenes to fete amidst a handful of perplexing circumstances.
    Holly Jones, Variety, 9 Mar. 2022
  • After an active final stretch from Payton, Kerr wanted to let the crowd fete him.
    New York Times, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The inductees will be feted at a gala and awards ceremony at Villa Olivia in Bartlett next year.
    Beacon-News Staff, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Earlier in the day, he was feted with a garland and a cake by schoolchildren in Mumbai.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Flags waved high, soca filled the air and waistlines wined well into the night, proving once again that nobody fetes like Brooklyn.
    Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Harris was in the seaside playground of Martha’s Vineyard, where donors feted her at the home of director Spike Lee.
    Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Guests dressed to impress to fete the superstar, who turned 34 on Dec. 13, in New York City, leaving us wondering what the dress code was.
    Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Diggins’s triumph would have been cause enough for celebration, had there not been more firsts to fete.
    Ava Wallace, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Feb. 2022
  • The offense’s lone touchdown of the day was celebrated as all those wearing white jerseys (offense) ran to the corner of the end zone to fete Irish.
    oregonlive, 12 Mar. 2022
  • Once again, in a game where Alvarez took center stage, the Badgers didn’t fete their ambassador with on-field success.
    Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2021
  • To fete the new Saks pop-up in Aspen, the luxury retailer knew a single event was simply not enough.
    Vogue, 25 July 2022
  • And on May 5, a stylish group of New Yorkers gathered to fete the fashionable newcomer in the neighborhood.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 May 2022
  • He was photographed and feted and fed marshmallows and tortillas before he was captured, in 2007, and given new digs at the L.A. Zoo.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
  • Guests who didn’t make the cut earlier still had a chance to fete the couple at a larger but still exclusive black-tie evening reception.
    Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Even stranger then to watch as Bernstein's work, including his music, is feted instead via proxy.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Now 7-5 with the chance to add an eighth win in bowl play, Texas might not spend the offseason feted as a potential College Football Playoff contender.
    Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2019
  • Beyond the winners, a number of other Hollywood icons are being feted this year for their work.
    Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023
  • But even as the city prepared to fete its 24-year-old champion, the deaths of Dadashev and Santillán offered cold reminders of the stakes inherent to a brutal sport.
    Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 26 July 2019
  • He will be feted with two ceremonies Friday night in Amway Center: one before the game; the other between the first and second quarters.
    Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2020
  • Yesterday at noon, a glamorous group of ladies descended on the SoHo restaurant to fete the luxe collection over a French meal.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 16 June 2022
  • Charles also spent his 71st birthday in India on a royal tour, feted with a garland and a cake by schoolchildren in Mumbai.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Gene Kelly, the legendary song-and-dance man who directed her second film, Hello, Dolly!, was feted in 1989.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2024

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