bank holiday

Example Sentences

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First Minister John Swinney has proposed that 15 June is designated as a national bank holiday.

From BBC

Annual leave stands at about four weeks per year in Australia, and it also boasts 13-14 public bank holidays a year, compared to the UK's eight.

From BBC

Schools, universities and public institutions were closed across the country on Wednesday after a bank holiday was declared by authorities in an apparent effort to quell the unrest.

From BBC

Iran is in the middle of an extended weekend, with the authorities declaring Wednesday a bank holiday at the last minute, citing the need to save energy during the cold weather.

From Barron's

The authorities in the capital, Tehran, had declared Wednesday a bank holiday - in an apparent effort to quell the unrest.

From BBC