Sentence examples for during a festive from inspiring English sources

Mr. Obama signed the measure, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, during a festive and at times raucous ceremony in the East Room of the White House.

How else to explain the fervent persistence of poor Laura, one of the many unfortunate figures portrayed by the show's bright young cast, in her pursuit of a black pump that somehow evaporated during a festive evening downtown?

The average waiting time at the bar during the Christmas party season is 12 minutes per order, according to research carried out for Barclaycard, totalling 35 minutes per person during a festive night out.

The advances were said to have taken place during a festive night in which Mr. Cain and several younger staff members drank until late in the evening, and his flirty banter with the woman crossed over into propositions that she leave with him, these people said, speaking in separate interviews and on the condition of anonymity.

One day after he signed the health measure into law during a festive East Room ceremony, President Obama held a far different ceremony on Wednesday: a closed-door Oval Office session where, in the presence of 13 anti-abortion Democrats including Mr. Stupak, he put his signature to an executive order barring federal financing for abortion.

In 1912, thrilled by "L'Après-Midi d'un Faune," in Paris, she composed a sort of fan-fiction ballet, "Orphée of the Quat-z-Arts," in which a girl, separated from her father during a festive procession of art students, finds herself at a bacchanal with gods, goddesses, and Apache dancers.

It would be only natural, then, for me to devote at least one column to the intersection of mobile and commerce, especially during such a festive time of year.

"We're saddened that this incident occurred during what should be a festive time," McNitt said.

A festive meal during the day is accompanied by much song, wine, and merriment.

Pastel strobe lights and neon green lasers illuminate the sunken dance pit, delivering the feeling of a festive grotto during an alien invasion.

With its abrasive fibers, it would help scrub shoe soles, he said, while the red and green would add a festive touch during the holidays.