How to Use pageant in a Sentence

pageant

noun
  • They disagreed with the pageant judges.
  • Their church puts on an annual Christmas pageant.
  • The Southern belle has made a splash in the pageant world.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Fight for our grades, fight for a role, fight to win a pageant.
    — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2022
  • My wife is a hall of fame Hooters girl and used to do the pageants.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2023
  • She was not kicked off the show but did not advance to the pageant.
    — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
  • These were the fugitives who flee Jerusalem toward the start of the pageant.
    — Andrew Kay, Longreads, 17 July 2021
  • Street parties are planned for around the U.K on the day of the London pageant.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2021
  • The pageant will be live-streamed online on Oct. 10 at msveteranamerica.org.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Sep. 2021
  • The former Miss USA was the oldest person to win the pageant at the time.
    — Allison Prang, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Hosts and judges for both pageants are yet to be announced.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Roku is also the new home of the Miss Universe pageant, which will stream Jan. 14.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The pandemic also forced the pageant to take a year off in 2020.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Sep. 2021
  • The 2022 edition of the annual pageant takes place in Reno.
    — cleveland, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Some feel the pageant could cheapen the memory of the the lives lost, Reuters reports.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Proceeds from the pageant were given to the former slaves.
    — Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2024
  • After the pageant is over, the piggies will be returned to the students to take home and keep.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 May 2022
  • The royal kids were out in full force for the Platinum Jubilee pageant.
    — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 5 June 2022
  • The worst kids in the world who lie, steal, and cheat and have bullied their way into the church's Christmas pageant.
    — Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 23 Nov. 2021
  • The pageant has changed, albeit more slowly than many would have liked.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Dec. 2021
  • There will be live music, and the day will begin with a parade and end with a pageant.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2021
  • While the pageant itself seemed to go off without a hitch, the leadup was not quite as smooth.
    — NBC News, 13 Dec. 2021
  • The finale to the four days of celebration will be a pageant through the streets of London.
    — Zoe Magee, ABC News, 3 May 2022
  • The winner of the Miss America pageant will be crowned on Thursday.
    — Lauren Jackson, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2022
  • At this time of year, many children take part in Christmas pageants.
    — N.t. Wright, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Friedman says the South in particular is still the land of pageants.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
  • United Irish Societies pageant will be held in the runup to the parade.
    — Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2022
  • The weekend will end with a pageant honoring the monarch’s service and looking ahead to the next 70 years.
    — Danica Kirka, ajc, 10 Jan. 2022
  • The former pageant queen is currently the longest-reigning Miss California and isn't afraid of taking risks.
    — Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
  • JonBenét's role as a beauty pageant contestant has led to speculation that her murderer may have attended her shows.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024

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