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
Recent Examples on the Web
Not wrong for much of the last three decades — but Saturday night’s gig, and all the joyous revelry surrounding it, showed why the Live ’25 Tour has been payoff enough for none of them to look back in anger at any of it.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2025
Join in the revelry of Tōhoku’s celebrated summer festivals, most of which take place in late July or early August.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
Coconut Club: Rooftop revelry and Fourth St. bar hopping
Coconut Club, or Coco as the cool kids call it, is another multi-faceted playground for grown-ups.
—Ana Gutierrez Austin American Statesman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The place is a hit, though amid the music and revelry and sweaty bumping and grinding, Smoke and Stack have their hands full, making sure, for instance, that their patrons don’t try to pay for their drinks with wooden nickels.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2025
Join in the revelry of Tōhoku’s celebrated summer festivals, most of which take place in late July or early August.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
Coconut Club: Rooftop revelry and Fourth St. bar hopping
Coconut Club, or Coco as the cool kids call it, is another multi-faceted playground for grown-ups.
—Ana Gutierrez Austin American Statesman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The place is a hit, though amid the music and revelry and sweaty bumping and grinding, Smoke and Stack have their hands full, making sure, for instance, that their patrons don’t try to pay for their drinks with wooden nickels.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Revelry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revelry. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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