long weekend

Example Sentences

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“We often go there for a night or a long weekend, and there’s a reliable string of antique stores there that we love: Sunny Dunes Antique Mall and the Antique Galleries. We keep extending our thrifting to Rancho Mirage — we love Victoria’s Attic Antiques and Collectibles — and La Quinta, and we also go to estate sales.”

From Los Angeles Times

Beaches across Sydney were closed to protect the public until weather improved, many of which have reopened for the Australia Day public holiday long weekend.

From BBC

U.S. natural gas futures posted their sharpest one-day gain in four years as the market reopened from the long weekend to forecasts of freezing weather across large swaths of the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

The news fuelled a rally of more than one percent in US stocks, which had tanked Tuesday on their return from a long weekend.

From Barron's

Markets have sunk globally this week, and Wall Street's three main indexes tanked Tuesday as they reopened after a long weekend.

From Barron's