Santa Claus
Example Sentences
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For longtime residents, the neighborhood itself is about as real as Santa Claus, or the tooth fairy—“East Williamsburg” could’ve just as easily been “South Greenpoint” or “West Bushwick” or “Tatooine” or “Six Flags.”
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
He first appears dressed as Santa Claus, who has come to deliver a hand towel or a pink slip to his employees, depending on whether he deems them naughty or nice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Katherine Harloe, a colleague at Reading, said Gradel could be funny and jovial—gamely dressing up as Santa Claus, for example, for the department’s Christmas party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
SantaCon is a ticketed pub-crawl event, which is attended by around 25,000 people dressed as Santa Claus and other holiday characters, according to the charging document against Pildes.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
While our backs were turned, he’d tiptoe back to the driver’s seat—a jolly Santa Claus in mufti—and press down on the horn.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
