Example Sentences

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After that game, then–Thunder star Kevin Durant commented on the overwhelmingly unfestive atmosphere in Madison Square Garden.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2019

Best play Stephen Karam’s The Humans, a haunting story of an Irish-American family gathering for an unfestive Thanksgiving dinner is rich in compassion, humor and stuffing.

From The Guardian • Jun. 9, 2016

He surprised his own family by showing up and then, in a notably unfestive move, reading them passages from Noah’s book that he thought slandered their ancestors.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2015

On a sunny, wind-swept December morning, Virgin America kicked off a day of festivities along the otherwise unfestive runways of Dallas Fort Worth Airport.

From BusinessWeek • Dec. 29, 2010

Our self-conscious and considerate visitors dumbly expressed amazement at their informal reception and our unfestive attire.

From My Tropic Isle by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)