Examples of festivity in a Sentence
The decorations give the hall an air of festivity.
The festivities will include a parade, a concert, and games for children.
We enjoyed the New Year's Eve festivities.
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Outside of Gillette, fans waited in lines to get into bars at Patriot Place for pregame festivities.
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
If the opportunity comes up during the nominees’ festivities, what would Narucki say to Mitchell?
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Middleburg also dresses to the nines for the holiday season, with festivities kicking off the first weekend of December during a multiday affair known as Christmas in Middleburg.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
The former Duke and Duchess of York were not invited to Christmas festivities with the royal family this year, and have both been effectively banished from royal life.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Festivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/festivity. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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festivity
noun
fes·tiv·i·ty
fes-ˈtiv-ət-ē 
plural festivities
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