FEAST in a Sentence

feast

 n.  a festival or holiday; festive or joyous meal; something highly agreeable; entertainment

1  They had a famous fried-egg feast that night, and another on Friday morning.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
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2  After the feast there was a refreshing season of rest and chat in the shade of spreading oaks.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
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3  There was abundance of cold water to finish the feast with.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
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4  Now, as she had not been asked to the feast she was very angry, and scolded the king and queen very much, and set to work to take her revenge.

Grimms' Fairy Tales By The Brothers Grimm
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5  And then the prince and Briar Rose were married, and the wedding feast was given; and they lived happily together all their lives long.

Grimms' Fairy Tales By The Brothers Grimm
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6  When a child fell into her power, she killed it, cooked and ate it, and that was a feast day with her.

Grimms' Fairy Tales By The Brothers Grimm
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7  You think yourself a promised bride, and that your marriage will soon take place, but it is with death that you will keep your marriage feast.

Grimms' Fairy Tales By The Brothers Grimm
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8  As they sat at the feast, each guest in turn was asked to tell a tale; the bride sat still and did not say a word.

Grimms' Fairy Tales By The Brothers Grimm
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9  Now the king felt great joy at this, and commanded that his entire household should eat with him next day, and made a great feast.

Grimms' Fairy Tales By The Brothers Grimm
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10  Now it happened that the king of that land held a feast, which was to last three days; and out of those who came to it his son was to choose a bride for himself.

Grimms' Fairy Tales By The Brothers Grimm
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11  Then he waited till her father came home, and told him that the unknown maiden, who had been at the feast, had hid herself in the pigeon-house.

Grimms' Fairy Tales By The Brothers Grimm
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12  But she told them how happy she was, and stayed till the feast was over, and then went back to the wood.

Grimms' Fairy Tales By The Brothers Grimm
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13  'Then let him come upstairs,' said Mrs Fox, and ordered the servant to prepare the wedding feast.

Grimms' Fairy Tales By The Brothers Grimm
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14  The feast was grand; they danced and sang; all were merry; and I only wish that you and I had been of the party.

Grimms' Fairy Tales By The Brothers Grimm
Get Context   In KING GRISLY-BEARD

15  The king said to his daughter: 'I will proclaim a great feast that shall last for three days, and you shall throw a golden apple.'

Grimms' Fairy Tales By The Brothers Grimm
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1  Enough is as good as a feast.

2  The king promised to hold a great feast for all his people.

3  Villagers used to hold a great feast at harvest time.

4  A contented mind is perpetual feast.

5  The feast was served by his mother and sisters.

6  The poor starve while the rich feast.

7  They were happy to partake of our feast, but not to share our company.

8  He was in an expansive humor, cheerfully urging his guests to join in the Christmas feast.

9  I cannot recall when I have had such a sumptuous Thanksgiving feast.

10  The lion's a carnivorous beast. A hunk of meat makes up his feast.

11  It seemed glorious sport to be feasting in that wild, free way in the virgin forest of an unexplored and uninhabited island, far from the haunts of men, and they said they never would return to civilization.

12  We feasted that evening as on nectar and ambrosia; and not the least delight of the entertainment was the smile of gratification with which our hostess regarded us, as we satisfied our famished appetites on the delicate fare she liberally supplied.

13  In his Christmas feasts Richard outdid his predecessors in prodigal hospitality.

14  Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.