red-letter
Example Sentences
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This was a red-letter day for Adelaide-born Head as he scored a stunning century in front of a packed crowd on familiar territory.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024
Could Feb. 15 be a red-letter day for Nikki Haley?
From Washington Times • Feb. 7, 2023
Saturday was a red-letter day for the history of art in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2022
“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 • Mar. 30, 2022
It was such a red-letter day that I even went and got my first barbershop conk.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
