birthday

Example Sentences

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An 80-year-old man celebrated his birthday by commissioning a 6,000-pound carrot cake.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Whitney isn’t such a die-hard fan anymore, but bought birthday tickets for her brother, who still connects with the art, if not the artist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

On the night of the quinceañera in Alice, Pulido made a second stop at a birthday party at the Jim Wells County fairground.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The company, which celebrated its 50th birthday this week, was started by two Steves in a San Franciscan garage.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

It was as if he had walked into a surprise birthday party in his honor, or so he imagined, having never been given one.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el