: a gathering, event, or show having a specified focus
a music fest
—often used in combinationa gabfest
Examples of fest in a Sentence
a country music fest
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Like the first, it’s rated PG-13, so no one was expecting a gore-fest.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2025
Hament — starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal — made headlines at the fall film festivals, sweeping audience awards from Toronto to BFI London, among other fests.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 30 Nov. 2025
And now what everyone suspected about the Haitians’ Logan squat-fest of 2023 is confirmed.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
The Oasis reunion tour was a series of football stadium nostalgia-fests, with the fans the unmistakable stars of the show.
—Andrew O’Hagan, The New York Review of Books, 25 Nov. 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2025
Hament — starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal — made headlines at the fall film festivals, sweeping audience awards from Toronto to BFI London, among other fests.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 30 Nov. 2025
And now what everyone suspected about the Haitians’ Logan squat-fest of 2023 is confirmed.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
The Oasis reunion tour was a series of football stadium nostalgia-fests, with the fans the unmistakable stars of the show.
—Andrew O’Hagan, The New York Review of Books, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fest
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“Fest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fest. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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