holiday

Example Sentences

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For the Spring Bank Holiday on Monday, Scotland and Northern Ireland will see the best of the sunshine, although northern Scotland could catch a few showers into the afternoon.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Just one minute later, Portland guard Jrue Holiday thought he was in the clear, with Wembanyama stationed far from the rim.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Portland defender Jrue Holiday executed a maneuver termed “pulling the chair” — moving completely away from the Spurs center, who clearly was expecting contact.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Holiday programming is an exception: Over Easter weekend, ABC will air Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments,” same as it has almost every year since 1973.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

I call all the hotels I’d filled out housekeeping applications at weeks ago—the Hyatt, Holiday Inn, Econo Lodge, Hojo’s, Best Western, plus a half dozen locally run guest houses.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich