red-letter day

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

“The eventual purchaser will be able to steward them into publication, which will be a red-letter day for Brontë scholarship,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2022

Normally he was a jovial man, with an impish sense of humor, but on that red-letter day he was clearly bummed.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2022

But it had been a red-letter day anyhow, the main day of the year for me, better than the 4th of July.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck