pageantry
noun
pag·eant·ry
ˈpa-jən-trē 
Examples of pageantry in a Sentence
I like the tradition and pageantry that come with graduations.
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About 45 minutes of showmanship, pageantry, and some mixed attempts to lean into the theme that didn’t live up to the easy joy of the athlete parade.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026
Crisman used to spend a week in the host city, soaking in the pomp and pageantry.
—Patrick Whittle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The pageantry, the performances, the slightly chaotic energy of that many athletes walking in behind their flags, all of them arriving at the same place after wildly different journeys.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 5 Feb. 2026
Having a national television audience added to the pomp and circumstance of it all, though the Horns were much more interested in the result than pageantry.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026
Crisman used to spend a week in the host city, soaking in the pomp and pageantry.
—Patrick Whittle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The pageantry, the performances, the slightly chaotic energy of that many athletes walking in behind their flags, all of them arriving at the same place after wildly different journeys.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 5 Feb. 2026
Having a national television audience added to the pomp and circumstance of it all, though the Horns were much more interested in the result than pageantry.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pageantry
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“Pageantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pageantry. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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pageantry
noun
pag·eant·ry
ˈpaj-ən-trē
plural pageantries
1
: pageants and the presentation of pageants
2
: splendid display
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