Mayday
Example Sentences
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Afterward the beau monde had a few days to find new costumes for the Monday Mayday masquerade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
In “The Testaments,” Lucy Halliday stars as Daisy, a new Pearl Girl who is really an undercover spy for Mayday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
In late January, after Mayday countersued in a federal court in New York, that court temporarily blocked South Dakota’s actions.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2026
Mayday, which was formed in 1997, is one of the most popular bands in the Chinese-speaking world - at one point being described as the "Beatles of Asia" by the music press.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
Mayday used to be a distress signal, a long time ago, in one of those wars we studied in high school.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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