revelry
Americannoun
plural
revelriesnoun
Etymology
Origin of revelry
Example Sentences
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But it goes beyond the Times Square revelry.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025
Although New Year’s Eve is typically a time of uninhibited revelry, more young partyers are wary of getting down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
In a few hours, this small festival will not seem so small, fireworks, music, revelry, maybe garlic wreaths.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
Where Berlin was once famed for its round-the-clock revelry and pounding techno parties, the city's nightclubs have been fighting to stay afloat as soaring prices, rising rents and changing tastes hammer the industry.
From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025
Sounds of revelry traveled to him at night from the officers’ club and kept him awake often as he turned and tossed on his cot in passive, half-voluntary exile.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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