Definition of eventful
eventfulness
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Examples of eventful in a Sentence
He led a short but eventful life.
It was an extremely eventful period in American history.
Recent Examples of eventful from the Web
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The First Lady had quite an eventful day in Hamburg for the G20 Summit.
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A dramatic ninth-inning victory was just the latest in an eventful three-city, 11-game trip for the Cubs that concludes this weekend with a three-game series against the Reds.
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Despite fatal shootings, a major event imploding and gunfire sprayed across the Palmetto Expressway, the most eventful Memorial Day weekend in recent memory was a money maker for Miami Beach’s hotel industry.
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If the reports about the birth of his new twins are true, Jay-Z had quite an eventful Father's Day this year.
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The U.S. government bond market ended an eventful week on a quiet note Friday, with yields holding roughly flat after declining earlier in week in response to soft inflation data.
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That’s where the score remained until the eventful eighth inning.
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The first three days of Bonnaroo 2017 have been eventful onstage and off.
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On the train to D.C., and it's already been an eventful Jim Comey Eve.
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First Known Use of eventful
1600
EVENTFUL Defined for English Language Learners
eventful
playDefinition of eventful for English Language Learners
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: having many important things happening
EVENTFUL Defined for Kids
eventful
playDefinition of eventful for Students
1 : full of important happenings an eventful vacation
2 : very important She made an eventful decision.
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