bank holiday

Example Sentences

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Birmingham had its worst May snowstorm for 60 years in 1955, and wintry weather returned to the city on 2 May 1979 with snow blanketing many areas for the bank holiday.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

A witness told the BBC that people had gathered outside Southwyck House, Coldharbour Lane on Friday evening to enjoy the bank holiday sunshine, with families and children attending a summer party.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Around 6,000 people attended events in the festival's first year, a figure dwarfed now by the numbers of people set to enjoy the May bank holiday weekend music.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Sunshine and warmth will return later this week but a change to more unsettled conditions looks likely, just in time for the bank holiday weekend.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

I only got my full sum made up last night; 'twarn't convenient for some to pay cash, you know, and to-day's bank holiday.

From The Wooing of Calvin Parks by Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe