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
However, on opening night, the music and revelry are cut short when evil sneaks through the door.
—Charlotte Walsh, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In keeping with the sibling revelry on display all night, at one point Shultz sauntered over to older brother guitarist Brad Shultz and gave him a sweet brotherly shove after a bit of teasing.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
Throughout the year, festivals transform town squares with musicians, dancers, and artisans filling the streets with revelry in celebration of everything from figs and fireworks to flowers and honey.
—AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
Over the past few centuries, social events have been creeping earlier and earlier and sad, sanitized phenomena like silent discos and alcohol-free mocktails threaten to steal revelry from our youth.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Charlotte Walsh, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In keeping with the sibling revelry on display all night, at one point Shultz sauntered over to older brother guitarist Brad Shultz and gave him a sweet brotherly shove after a bit of teasing.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
Throughout the year, festivals transform town squares with musicians, dancers, and artisans filling the streets with revelry in celebration of everything from figs and fireworks to flowers and honey.
—AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
Over the past few centuries, social events have been creeping earlier and earlier and sad, sanitized phenomena like silent discos and alcohol-free mocktails threaten to steal revelry from our youth.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Revelry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revelry. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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