fast day
Example Sentences
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With the rattled country shut down for Tisha B'av, the fast day mourning the destruction of two ancient Jewish temples in Jerusalem blamed by the sages on needless infighting, Israelis leaders counselled soul-searching.
From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2023
It’s a slow moment in the middle of a fast day, at the start of a whirlwind week.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2021
In the Jewish calendar, today is a fast day.
From The Guardian • Jul. 18, 2021
They can make up a missed fast day later, and it’s completely legitimate, he said.
From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2021
The following day was Sunday, the Fourth of July, and moreover the fast day of the Patron Saint of California—Nuestra Señora del Refugio.
From Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus)
