red-letter
Example Sentences
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Yet even cliches can have longevity: "Red-letter day," "baker's dozen" and "devil's advocate" have been around for centuries.
From Salon • Nov. 15, 2021
Red-letter days on the Capitals’ calendar don’t normally involve the Columbus Blue Jackets, a franchise that has never won a postseason series.
From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2017
Red-letter days or black-letter days, festival or fast, makes no difference to them.
From The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 by Japp, Alexander H. (Alexander Hay)
Red-letter Saturdays were spent with Uncle Larimy, and the far-away echo of the hunter’s bullet and the scudding through the woods of startled game became new, sweet music to his ears.
From David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West by Maniates, Belle Kanaris
