Example Sentences

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Elaborate costumes, blaring music and vibrant processions took over Nigeria's Lagos Island on Monday as the annual Fanti Carnival hit the streets.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Though it stretched for more than two centuries, it’s an era best known for Elizabeth I and Shakespeare, stiff ruffs and courtly processions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

"The government has decided to strengthen the monitoring of flash processions and other illegal gatherings."

From Barron's • Oct. 12, 2025

Other shows retooled their broadcasts to share fond memories of Kirk, between visual tiles crafted in tribute to his life and accompanying bursts of bagpipe processions.

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2025

No doubt they had seen quite a few of these processions .

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel