red-letter
Example Sentences
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Fine Books Magazine, a publication for rare book collectors, described the auction as a “literary red letter day”.
From The Guardian • May 22, 2018
It’s a red letter day for the media industry.
From The Verge • Dec. 14, 2017
Artists have boycotted the White House reception held ahead of the annual Kennedy Center Awards, a red letter night in the country's cultural calendar.
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2017
The recent reopening of the Chimney Tops Trail was a red letter day for visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
From Washington Times • Oct. 18, 2017
When Petra opened the door, there was Calder on her front porch wearing a large red letter made out of taped-together cardboard squares.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
