Christmas

[kris-muhs] / ˈkrɪs məs /

NOUN

christmastime

Synonyms

STRONG

Christmastide Noel Xmas Yule Yuletide

WEAK

Christmas Day Christmas Eve Christmas night the Nativity

Example Sentences

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In one typical example, a state-media-linked account on China’s do-everything app WeChat shared a video based on bodycam footage released by police in Middletown, Ohio, from a Christmas Eve 911 call in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

“He spent $1,000 on his girlfriend at Christmas and several hundred dollars on each of her children.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

It was publicly announced that Lord Mandelson would be British Ambassador to the United States five days before Christmas, in December 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Rowling’s popular book series, is set to debut on HBO Max on Christmas Day.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

This was our first Christmas apart, and for all of us, our first without Togbe.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo