Example Sentences

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Weekends are often spent working in bars or festivals.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Weekends now seem to be the worse time for oil traders to let their guard down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Weekends in Iran begin on Thursdays, while this Saturday marks a long-standing national holiday.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

Guest: Tony Tran, senior tech editor at Slate and author of the feature “My Weekends with the Dead.”

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2024

Weekends were pizza and sandwiches, then the rotation began again.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove