banquet
noun
a lavish meal; feast.
Example Sentences
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Embraced across China since the 1970s, these tunes are widely performed at both casual gatherings and high-profile state banquets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Kim, absorbing North Korea’s first major combat losses in many decades, has lavished surviving families with banquets, gold medals and new Pyongyang apartments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
As leader of the UK's third biggest party, Sir Ed has previously attended several state banquets, including for French President Emmanuel Macron's visit last month.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
It’s the week of distractions for players and coaches, with interviews, banquets, pep rallies and constant phone calls seeking tickets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024
It was the first in a sequence of impossibly rich and voluminous banquets whose menus raised the question of whether any of the city’s leading men could possibly have a functional artery.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
