On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Festive. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as gay or festal and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Festive meaning
- Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.
- In the mood to celebrate.
Using Festive
- The main meaning on this page is: Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration. | In the mood to celebrate.
- Useful related words include: gay, festal, merry, joyous.
- In the example corpus, festive often appears in combinations such as: the festive, festive season, festive period.
Context around Festive
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 13 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Festive
- In this selection, "festive" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, kids, favourite, 120th, season, afternoon and music stand out and add context to how "festive" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a kids festive trail for and a new festive candle to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "festive" sits close to words such as drag, striker and teammates, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with festive
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The festive afternoon tea at The Petersham is a staple of any London foodie's festive calendar. (17 words)
She will now be seen this suggestively biting into a Gregg's 'festive bake' in the bakery's first ever festive advert. (22 words)
The famous red truck has been a festive staple for over 25 years and many will recognise it from one festive TV advert. (23 words)
It’s got to be one of the greatest Christmas number one songs, when the track’s not even that festive, but it’s still one that everyone associates with the festive season, and that’s exactly what Spice Girls hit 2 Become One is. (45 words)
Stressing the importance of following safety guidelines during the festive season, he continued: "There's no need for the festive period to pose a risk to any of us as long as we are sensible about what we do and closely follow safety recommendations. (44 words)
Advent Bazilika takes place on St Stephen's Square, where festive scenes are projected onto the magnificent basilica every evening of Advent, above 160 stalls peddling festive fare in a market so good it's been crowned the best in Europe for 2023. (43 words)
Example sentences (20)
If you can get your mouth around that lengthy venue name, you'll have no trouble polishing off the Festive Afternoon Tea — a festive take on the restaurant's usual Skyline Afternoon Tea, featuring themed pastries.
In addition to the measly budget set by The Ministry of Justice (MoJ), there’s no extra money allocated for festive meals so there will be no heading out to stock up on festive food for the prison’s dangerous criminals.
Meanwhile, the Tea Room will be serving sweet and savoury snacks, while local choirs will be getting you in the festive mood with renditions of your favourite carols and there will be a Kids Festive Trail for some Family Friendly fun.
Owlets Pre-school were announced the winners of the festive event at St Andrew’s Church with their Grinch styled Christmas tree, in honour of their favourite festive film.
Returning for this festive season, friends and families can race on the Dodgems, get lost in a festive adventure in the Funhouse, and jump around on bungee trampolines.
The Caledonian must be one of the most special places to visit at Christmas and Hogmanay and this year it is celebrating its 120th festive season – here are some of their best festive offerings this year.
The Christmas Lights Switch On kick starts the festive season in Winchester and is a fun, family event that brings together the whole of the community and helps get everyone in the festive spirit.
Advent Bazilika takes place on St Stephen's Square, where festive scenes are projected onto the magnificent basilica every evening of Advent, above 160 stalls peddling festive fare in a market so good it's been crowned the best in Europe for 2023.
Caroling and Festive Atmosphere: Some sleigh rides include caroling and festive music, creating a joyful and holiday-like atmosphere that kids and adults will both enjoy.
If you are after a new festive candle to enjoy this Christmas, you can also buy this Red Festive Spice Scented Candle at Next.
She will now be seen this suggestively biting into a Gregg's 'festive bake' in the bakery's first ever festive advert.
Stressing the importance of following safety guidelines during the festive season, he continued: "There's no need for the festive period to pose a risk to any of us as long as we are sensible about what we do and closely follow safety recommendations.
The corps marshal emphasised that the theme of the session, “Strengthening Strategies for a Safe Festive Season,” was carefully chosen to address the challenges of road safety during the festive period.
The famous red truck has been a festive staple for over 25 years and many will recognise it from one festive TV advert.
The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) says this festive season they will have a selection of events to appeal to everyone from families to foodies to festive music fans.
The song from Bobby Helms is a festive classic and a high-energy bop that that’s a must for any festive party or journey.
This weekend's Christmas event will have something for everyone, with festive stalls dotted all around the ground offering a range of gift ideas and festive decorations.
In addition, GOtv is ushering in the festive season with an exciting mix of programming for the entire family including, a line-up of festive movies, sporting action, kids’ entertainment and local content.
It’s got to be one of the greatest Christmas number one songs, when the track’s not even that festive, but it’s still one that everyone associates with the festive season, and that’s exactly what Spice Girls hit 2 Become One is.
The festive afternoon tea at The Petersham is a staple of any London foodie's festive calendar.
Common combinations with festive
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: