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

Could Feb. 15 be a red-letter day for Nikki Haley?

From Washington Times • Feb. 7, 2023

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

It was a red-letter day for Elizebeth, proof that she had lived up to her old dreams of achievement.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield