holiday
Example Sentences
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If none of this persuades you of the intrinsic greatness of this country, my fellow Americans, then at least use this historic moment to take a holiday from the bad stuff.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
That’s followed a day later by June options expiration, which takes place on a Thursday, and not the typical Friday, when markets will be closed for the Juneteenth holiday.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
The tribunal found that, in her case, "the holiday pay was not calculated on a true average of gross pay or in accordance with government guidelines".
From BBC • May 31, 2026
The ongoing protests, which became tense over the holiday weekend, come amid reports of a hunger strike by detainees.
From Salon • May 30, 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
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