krewe
noun
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Definition of krewe
: a private organization staging festivities (such as parades) during Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Examples of krewe in a Sentence
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Metairie will host eight krewes in 2020, and a ninth will roll in Kenner. — Greg Larose, nola.com, "What Mardi Gras parades are left in Metairie?," 19 June 2019 The cup next to it was made especially for this year’s krewe of Zulu Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans. — Big Freedia, WSJ, "The Queen of Bounce Music Shares Her Favorite Things," 25 Apr. 2018 MacDonald Training Center students will recycle and repackage the beads to be sold back to Gasparilla krewes for next year’s parade. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, "Attention Tampa Bay: Surrender Your Gasparilla Pirate Booty for a Good Cause," 30 Jan. 2018 Tour groups visit each assembly stop, where guides tell stories about notable pieces and strategies krewes use to sidestep city ordinances. — John Bordsen, USA TODAY, "Mardi Gras World: Experience Fat Tuesday whenever you feel like visiting New Orleans," 28 June 2019 The krewes of Muses, Chaos and Babylon are expected to get dry, chilly parade weather Thursday night (Feb. 8) in New Orleans, according to a forecast from the National Weather Service. — Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, "Muses, Chaos, Babylon parade forecast: Dry, but weekend looks nasty," 8 Feb. 2018 Some leeway was granted after Hurricane Katrina, as various krewes and their membership faced the challenge of rebuilding. — Greg Larose, nola.com, "What Mardi Gras parades are left in Metairie?," 19 June 2019 Only two krewes, Athena and Pandora, will parade during the weekend before Fat Tuesday. — Greg Larose, nola.com, "What Mardi Gras parades are left in Metairie?," 19 June 2019 Fitzwilliam, the founder of Atlas Beads, is part of a krewe that’s incorporating trash pickup into the very act of parading. — Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic, "It's time to rethink Mardi Gras—without tons of plastic beads," 22 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'krewe.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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