Examples of festivity in a Sentence
The decorations give the hall an air of festivity.
The festivities will include a parade, a concert, and games for children.
We enjoyed the New Year's Eve festivities.
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Saturday's bitterly cold temperatures did not keep people from holiday shopping or taking in the city's festivities.
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Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2025
In viral clips of the unexpected visitor, the crowd, filled with locals and tourists who traveled in for the festivities, seems relatively unfazed by the surprise animal guest.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025
Juniper is the opposite, but family stress is overshadowing festivity this year.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
There are only 16 shopping days until Christmas, but poor June (Helen Mirren) probably isn’t going to make it for the festivities this year.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2025
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Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2025
In viral clips of the unexpected visitor, the crowd, filled with locals and tourists who traveled in for the festivities, seems relatively unfazed by the surprise animal guest.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025
Juniper is the opposite, but family stress is overshadowing festivity this year.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
There are only 16 shopping days until Christmas, but poor June (Helen Mirren) probably isn’t going to make it for the festivities this year.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for festivity
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“Festivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/festivity. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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festivity
noun
fes·tiv·i·ty
fes-ˈtiv-ət-ē 
plural festivities
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