Christmas Day
Example Sentences
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The lander touched down on Mars on Christmas Day 2003, but, due to a communications error, it was considered lost until January 2015, when it was confirmed that it had actually landed successfully.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
On Christmas Day, the United States, in collaboration with Nigerian authorities, carried out airstrikes in northwestern Sokoto State targeting fighters from the IS in the Sahel group, usually active in neighbouring Niger.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
The two were married on Christmas Day the following year, in 1961.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
They also extended their current deal for at least one Christmas Day game.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The comet reappeared just in time, on Christmas Day 1758, but in any case Hailey had modified his prediction in 1717 to ‘about the end of the year 1758, or the beginning of the next’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
