How to Use Mardi Gras in a Sentence

Mardi Gras

noun
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  • It was a Mardi Gras to remember!
  • We're going to New Orleans for Mardi Gras.
  • The big picture: The low-key event is my son's favorite Mardi Gras experience every year.
    — Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
  • This year’s theme is Mardi Gras, so you’re encouraged to dress the part.
    — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The character will have a new look, a new company to run and some new friends along for the ride to Mardi Gras.
    — Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
  • Enjoy this on a cool winter night or serve it for Mardi Gras.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The look featured purple, yellow and green — the colors of Mardi Gras.
    — Mikelle Street, WWD, 26 Oct. 2024
  • As the Mardi Gras approached the sailboat, the crew lowered a lifeboat to make the rescue just after 1 a.m. Monday.
    — Dave Berman, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Even the colors of the icing (and royal colors of Mardi Gras) have a deeper meaning.
    — Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2024
  • That feeling got an extra boost from the fact that their shooting schedule aligned with Mardi Gras this year.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Nowadays, Moon Pies are tossed from floats during Mardi Gras.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
  • This event has shaken people up, and soon, national events like the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras will draw millions to the city.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Jan. 2025
  • These specific customs are no longer the main focus of Mardi Gras.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The city just came off a successful and safe Mardi Gras, and crime is down in numerous major areas.
    — Daniella Silva, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Not only are several of the walls lined with photos of the past kings of Mardi Gras, but the real treat is a cocktail-milkshake mashup called the Chrissy.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Many of the costumes in parade scenes were inspired by the colorful palette of Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2023
  • The first parade of the Carnival season leading up to Mardi Gras was scheduled to take place Monday evening.
    — Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Similar to the King's Cake custom at Mardi Gras, there is often a small baby figurine inside one of the slices.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2023
  • But Tanya’s folk-hero status (there was a krewe dedicated to her this year at Mardi Gras) glosses over her faults.
    — Vulture, 31 Mar. 2023
  • New Orleans is best known for its music, food, and the popular Mardi Gras festival.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024
  • Kaser, 25, is hunched over a laptop in the corner now, dressed in all black with bookish glasses and a necklace strung with what resemble Mardi Gras beads.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2024
  • Attendees can walk with SeaWorld performers and the Mardi Gras brass band and dance through park pathways to lively music.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
  • With Valentine’s Day (and Mardi Gras) around the corner, there are still plenty of sweet and simple ways to dress up your home, from floral arrangements to budget-friendly decor.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Another performer sported high heels and long tassel earrings, part of a green and purple get-up that felt Mardi Gras inspired.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
  • At a Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans, three men tossed around what looked like a football — but was a baby pig, according to a bystander.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2024
  • While Mardi Gras World isn’t exactly a secret, the attraction’s behind-the-scenes tours of parade float-making are special.
    — Lanee Lee, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • There’s always something to celebrate in New Orleans, not just during Mardi Gras.
    — Ana Castro, Bon Appétit, 15 Nov. 2023
  • In New Orleanian culture, a krewe is a band that comes together to parade during Mardi Gras.
    — Ashley W. Simpson, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2023
  • In Vermont, downtown Burlington had a Mardi Gras vibe yesterday,as people packed the pedestrian mall.
    — Maura Barrett, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Using color modes, the lights can be set to festive holiday motifs suitable for Christmas, Halloween, and Mardi Gras.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023

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