long weekend

Example Sentences

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The good news is that it still looks warm for many places with temperatures 20-26 Celsius over the long weekend.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

A decade later, I returned to see if I could recapture the wonder of that first trip—and do so with a strict budget of $1,000 for a long weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Traders should not underestimate what a long weekend could bring.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Sometimes all you’ve got is a long weekend — and if you do it right, that’s more than enough.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

“You could do it easy. There’s a quiz on Tuesday on this stuff. Hey, it’s a long weekend, remember … and a test a week from Monday.”

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott