red-letter
Example Sentences
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Saturday was a red-letter day for the history of art in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times
Normally he was a jovial man, with an impish sense of humor, but on that red-letter day he was clearly bummed.
From Washington Post
“The eventual purchaser will be able to steward them into publication, which will be a red-letter day for Brontë scholarship,” he said.
From Seattle Times
By this one does not mean for Instagram selfies or red-letter events like, let us say, the Met Gala, which has come to resemble fashion’s version of Comic Con.
From New York Times
For some Christians, the question becomes, "Well, I'm a red-letter Christian," which basically refers to how the words of Jesus are red in the Bible.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
