red-letter
Example Sentences
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This was a red-letter day for Adelaide-born Head as he scored a stunning century in front of a packed crowd on familiar territory.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024
Saturday was a red-letter day for the history of art in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2022
There have been plenty of dramatic red-letter days in Brontë scholarship of late.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2022
Berger’s meeting with his idol remains a red-letter day in his life.
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2021
It was a red-letter day, after all, so I put aside the black ink and held up the bottle of red.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
