holiday
Example Sentences
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Thomas noted that spending and traffic during the month may have been hurt by the Easter holiday, which was two weeks earlier this year than last year, as well as higher gasoline prices.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
Pakistan declared a two-day holiday in the capital.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
The Canary Islands are a popular holiday destination for Brits - around 3.83m visited in 2025, with around 70,000 heading to La Gomera, according to the Canary Islands Tourism Observatory.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Since the truce was declared, the bombs have fallen silent in Tehran, and the Iranian capital now has the air of a public holiday.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
“We didn’t know but one holiday, that was Christmas day,” Baily Cunningham, born enslaved in Virginia, recalled many years later.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Vocabulary lists containing holiday
Memorial Day Words
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Easter Vocabulary
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