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
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But while downtown Chicago rang in the new year with raucous revelry, a quieter celebration took place at Mount Sinai Hospital, when Brandon Alexander Whittington entered the world as the first Chicago baby of 2026.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
The scenes of revelry from a joyous Venezuelan diaspora celebrating from Miami to Madrid were not repeated here.
—Mery Mogollon, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Big Ben kept watch over the revelry in London while revelers in Ireland celebrated from Galway to Cork.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
After enjoying Christmas in Vienna, Vergara headed to London to toast to 2026 with some early revelry.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
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Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
The scenes of revelry from a joyous Venezuelan diaspora celebrating from Miami to Madrid were not repeated here.
—Mery Mogollon, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Big Ben kept watch over the revelry in London while revelers in Ireland celebrated from Galway to Cork.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
After enjoying Christmas in Vienna, Vergara headed to London to toast to 2026 with some early revelry.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Revelry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revelry. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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