party animal

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Recent Examples of party animal Librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte (Enyi Okoronkwo) is promoted to chief fellow party animal and tempter, showing up at Mozart’s door draped in women. Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026 When Charlie accidentally concusses himself and forgets their whole night together, Nora enlists the help of best friend and party animal Hailey to painstakingly recreate the same bash, beat by unhinged beat, to win him over again. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 May 2026 As the team toasted his 900th career win as a major-league manager, Counsell downed the bitter-tasting liqueur, a celebratory gesture for someone who’s not exactly known as a party animal. Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 1 May 2026 Less so, the 2026 Grand Prix and actor (Ignacy Liss) win for Poland’s ‘Proud,’ about a young gay party animal suddenly forced to step up his game and take care of his sister’s baby. Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for party animal
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Noun
  • Take William Shakespeare, who is often portrayed as a carouser, downing pints while exchanging barbs with his fellow writers, cheating on his wife with both men and women, passionately engaging his quill to reimagine the very nature of the human being.
    Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In just six episodes (early seasons were shorter), Widdicombe managed to run the gamut from successful watermelon binger to wheelbarrow tea brewer.
    Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Young performers with the Confidence Is Everything cheer group and musicians from the Rex and Margaret Fortune Early College High School led a lineup of 15 contingents dancing, marching and riding along the inner streets of the park while celebrants and passersby cheered them on.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2026
  • Even without a watch party, Game 4’s come-from-behind victory for the Knicks ended in bedlam, with 10 NYPD cops getting injured while arresting 56 jubilant fans — with celebrants destroying a yellow cab and Citi Bikes and setting off fireworks, officials said.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • Rollerena’s audience was never narrowly defined—her world intentionally included gay men, lesbians, transgender people, drag queens, activists, partygoers, and curious strangers alike.
    Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2026
  • Homeowners on Westchester Way told CBS News Detroit that the street was filled with cars and some intoxicated partygoers.
    Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 18 June 2026

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“Party animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/party%20animal. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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