festive season

Example Sentences

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After taking a train home to her native Hebei province, Beijing resident Hua Lei told AFP she would observe a subdued festive season.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

CPO prices are expected to hover at around 4,050 ringgit to 4,150 ringgit a ton in the near term as the festive season is expected to support demand in February, Aquidah adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

The song also reminded Americans what they were fighting for and captured a yearning to be home with family during the festive season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Pub chain Mitchells & Butlers "traded very strongly across the festive season with like-for-like growth of 7.7%".

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

It was a squalid sight, though the festive season of the year and that glamourous air peculiar to Indiana brooded it.

From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science by Various