red-letter
Example Sentences
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SpaceX’s big news, along with Anthropic’s showing potential to turn a profit far sooner than expected and OpenAI’s prepping for its public debut, made yesterday AI’s red-letter day.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
This was a red-letter day in the history of Liverpool's famous old stadium as the new top deck of the Anfield Road Stand was in use for the first time.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2023
Saturday was a red-letter day for the history of art in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2022
Normally he was a jovial man, with an impish sense of humor, but on that red-letter day he was clearly bummed.
From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2022
It was such a red-letter day that I even went and got my first barbershop conk.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
