revelry

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noun rev·el·ry \ ˈre-vəl-rē \

Definition of revelry

:noisy partying or merrymaking

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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. —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

Recent Examples of revelry from the Web

Flappers receded from American life after the Great Depression pulled the plug on all the revelry.

— linda simon, Smithsonian, "Flappers Took the Country by Storm, But Did They Ever Truly Go Away," 22 Aug. 2017
Amid the revelry, though, emotional fault lines among the ladies are exposed.

— jennifer brett, ajc, "“Girls Trip” is set in New Orleans but feels the love in Atlanta," 19 July 2017
Jumping into the red-hot revelry of National Hot Dog Day, Portillos will be slinging $1 dogs at all of its locations Wednesday.

— john hardberger, chicagotribune.com, "Unexpected places in the Chicago area to score a frank on Hot Dog Day," 19 July 2017
Costumed super heroes, zombie walks and celebrities fill the streets of downtown San Diego during Comic-Con. Amongst all of the revelry,

— laurie delk, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Even superheroes need to kick back with a cocktail," 14 July 2017
That was the day, on a picturesque summer evening in Nice on the French Riviera, a scene of joy and revelry turned into one of unimaginable horrors.

— ursin caderas, CNN, "Nice terror attack anniversary: How football brought joy to a grief-stricken city," 13 July 2017
But the backdrop to the moments of revelry was a grinding conflict and widespread devastation.

— sinan salaheddin, The Seattle Times, "Iraqi leader congratulates troops in Mosul; fight goes on," 9 July 2017
For the most part, however, Tuesday was a day of revelry.

— caitlin mccabe, Philly.com, "Heavy rains don't deter crowd, fun at Philly's Independence Day concert," 4 July 2017
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — As many in the United States celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, some minorities have mixed feelings about the revelry of fireworks and parades in an atmosphere of tension on several fronts.

— russell contreras, The Seattle Times, "Fourth of July brings mixed feelings for some minorities," 3 July 2017

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