holidays

Example Sentences

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He worked to meet demand based on the day of the week, and then started planning around holidays.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Barrio Power, a grassroots collective, found immigrant families were stressed about the holidays.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

As I got older and returned home from college for the holidays, I would join Gigi and my cousins Caroline and Elizabeth at Olive Garden for a meeting of the minds.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

"It is seasonal in nature because of major religious holidays, among other things, which become one of the triggers for changes in public demand."

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

He wears his lieutenant's uniform on national holidays.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti