Mayday

Example Sentences

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Afterward the beau monde had a few days to find new costumes for the Monday Mayday masquerade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Meanwhile, Halliday plays Daisy, a recent arrival to the Pearl Girl squad who is really there as an undercover spy for the Gilead’s resistance group, Mayday, under the guidance of June.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

In late January, after Mayday countersued in a federal court in New York, that court temporarily blocked South Dakota’s actions.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2026

“In that case,” a pilot responded, “we declare emergency: Mayday. Mayday, Mayday.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

One morning not too long before Mayday, Kate the weaver’s daughter lay down in the field and declared her baby was coming right there and right then.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman