holiday

Example Sentences

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It ended trading before the Easter holiday period at A$118.84.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

It is a holiday of contradictions: solemn duty mixed with a picnic spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The previous owner had rented it as a holiday let and she continued to do so for a brief period.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Oil prices eased in subdued Easter holiday trading as investors took encouragement from news of some tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Papa had left just before Purim, which was normally Mama’s favorite holiday, but she had barely acknowledged it that year.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack