bank holiday

Example Sentences

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After wins for Leeds United, Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest over the bank holiday weekend, the quest for safety is hotting up.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

SNP leader and First Minister John Swinney will be hoping to sway voters in Dumfries and Galloway on bank holiday Monday.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Most parts of the UK should see mild and mostly dry weather on bank holiday Monday but heavy showers and thunder is possible in some areas.

From BBC • May 3, 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

Julia was not in a position to contradict this; she only said, "It is a real holiday, then, like a bank holiday in England?"

From The Good Comrade by Betts, Anna Whelan