Roman holiday
Example Sentences
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In the past, Italy away was something of a Roman holiday for England in the Six Nations.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
Kim Kardashian is making a number of sartorial statements during her Roman holiday.
From Fox News • Jul. 1, 2021
On my Roman holiday my guide was a dead man of incomparable erudition and wit: the late Australian art critic Robert Hughes.
From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2019
“It’s hot and it’s less productive to work in this time of year,” said William Broussen, a 24-year-old Parisian contractor who is suffering through a heat wave called Lucifer on his Roman holiday.
From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2017
"Butchered to make a Roman holiday," I mutter between my teeth, with my heart in my mouth.
From The Opinions of a Philosopher by Grant, Robert