How to Use fete in a Sentence

fete

1 of 2 noun
  • Here's how to pull off a memorable fete to honor the mom-to-be in your life.
    — Brie Dyas, Country Living, 6 Apr. 2020
  • Overall, that key demo was up 13% from last year’s fete.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Slip it on for all your fancy fetes, and prepare for the compliments to roll in.
    — Sophie Dweck, townandcountrymag.com, 4 May 2023
  • The ensembles on the runway are as fanciful as the fetes, with equal frills and sparkle.
    — Vogue, 2 July 2018
  • Or crank up all the Christmas lights and enjoy a dazzling little fete with your pod.
    — Beth Segal, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2020
  • Blum suggests Bloody Marys for a noon fete, in Mason-style jars.
    — Kim Cook, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2020
  • And for the French, only haute would do for this unprecedented fete.
    — Bridget Foley, Town & Country, 26 Apr. 2023
  • With summer in full swing, there’s no better time than the present to host an alfresco fete for those both far and near.
    — Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 11 July 2022
  • The sight of a shot may not bring to mind the most elegant of festive fetes, but don't judge a drink by its glassware.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The four-day fete at the media company’s Brighton studios is packed with culinary fun.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Oct. 2019
  • Here's how to pull off a memorable fete to honor the mom-to-be in your life—and maybe even start a trend with a drive-thru baby shower.
    — Brie Dyas, Country Living, 6 Apr. 2020
  • During the fete, guests caught up over coffee and cocktails and posed for photos on the palatial marble staircase.
    — Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
  • As one of the world’s largest Pride celebrations, the fete amassed vast beauty from every end of the rainbow.
    — Jennifer Ford, Essence, 1 July 2019
  • While the spring event serves as a last push before the summer lull, the fall fete is an entre to the promising peak fall and winter season in the desert.
    — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2021
  • For fans of the annual fashion fete, Lively becoming a co-chair of the event is no surprise.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 17 Mar. 2022
  • During the fete, children can create arts and crafts, and have photos taken with Santa Claus.
    — Suzanne Pfefferle Tafur, NOLA.com, 1 Dec. 2020
  • For one year, the fete will be called the Brooklyn Center Celebration.
    — Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 24 Feb. 2021
  • For the record, King isn’t the only Republican figure to fete Goldy.
    — Jane Coaston, Vox, 18 Oct. 2018
  • As for another big question mark hanging over the Grammy fete is the Kanye West factor.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The Friday through Sunday music fete was billed as the fifth anniversary edition of Ohana.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Crop Over’s summer fete is tied to when enslaved people celebrated the end of sugarcane season or the crop was over.
    — Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The fete will be held at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Megan Fox looked party-ready in a glitzy silver corset top with a strapless neckline fit for a New Year’s Eve fete.
    — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The fete, which served to unveil the cosmetic line's new moisturizing Serum Lipstick, was packed.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The city did hold a fete for O’Connor last week outside the alderman’s office, which turned out to be even more fitting than expected.
    — Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 13 May 2021
  • At the fete, noblemen and women whisper about the demonstration, and about the uprising in West Ravkan.
    — Olivia Truffaut-Wong, refinery29.com, 27 Apr. 2021
  • There was a palpable, buzzy atmosphere in the room as the success of Spanish cinema at the French fete this year was brought up on stage.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 18 May 2026
  • And he was also accidentally shot during the town’s annual Beach Ball fete.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The 2021 edition was held live at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, the site of this year’s upcoming awards fete.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2022
  • And Taylor, the author of the Assouline’s Great Celebrations, knows a thing or two about stylish fetes.
    — Ian Malone, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2023

fete

2 of 2 verb
  • They feted the winning team with banquets and parades.
  • He will be feted at a gala on April 27.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 Nov. 2025
  • He was feted by many friends and admirers.
    — Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026
  • This marks the first time that an ensemble has been feted with the honors.
    — Andrew McGowan, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
  • This year will be chockablock with events to fete the company’s big birthday.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • What’s the best way to fete the next generation of creatives?
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The evening’s dress code read ‘festive,’ and fashion was also out in force to fete Bowles.
    — Vogue, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The ballroom donors were feted at a White House dinner last week.
    — Melanie Hicken, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Diggins’s triumph would have been cause enough for celebration, had there not been more firsts to fete.
    — Ava Wallace, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Babs will get hers on closing night, while Jackson will be feted on Tuesday.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 May 2026
  • Heck, even Omarosa was briefly feted as a member of the #Resistance.
    — Matthew Walther, TheWeek, 27 Jan. 2020
  • Back to the present day, tension mounts as the crew convenes to fete amidst a handful of perplexing circumstances.
    — Holly Jones, Variety, 9 Mar. 2022
  • And of course the long-suffering Rangers were feted 1994.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
  • After an active final stretch from Payton, Kerr wanted to let the crowd fete him.
    — New York Times, 4 Nov. 2021
  • In the documentary, Wambach was asked about being feted on the same stage as the two men’s sports legends.
    — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Those who returned to North Korea were feted with parades and banners.
    — Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Even stranger then to watch as Bernstein's work, including his music, is feted instead via proxy.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Earlier that same day, many of the students were feted at an awards ceremony as proud parents cheered on.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
  • Earlier in the day, he was feted with a garland and a cake by schoolchildren in Mumbai.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Hirsch will be feted with a festival international award that same evening.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 June 2026
  • Suddenly she was feted in England.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Mother feted the collab at Joyface.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Flags waved high, soca filled the air and waistlines wined well into the night, proving once again that nobody fetes like Brooklyn.
    — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Guests who didn’t make the cut earlier still had a chance to fete the couple at a larger but still exclusive black-tie evening reception.
    — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Mustard feted the tequila brand by creating an entire song out of the sound of a bottle uncorking.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
  • One evening, back in his native Virginia, Cherry was feted at a gathering.
    — Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Seniors were feted with balloon arches, flowers, and more, as well as lots of love from family members and teammates.
    — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Beyond the winners, a number of other Hollywood icons are being feted this year for their work.
    — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023
  • To fete the new Saks pop-up in Aspen, the luxury retailer knew a single event was simply not enough.
    — Vogue, 25 July 2022
  • Once again, in a game where Alvarez took center stage, the Badgers didn’t fete their ambassador with on-field success.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2021

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