red-letter
Example Sentences
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A new security classification, the “W” or “Watch series”, was introduced, and sensitive papers were stamped with a red letter W.
From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2020
It’s a red letter day for the media industry.
From The Verge • Dec. 14, 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
It was a red letter day for England, one that showed them they could adapt to straitened circumstances on the fly and work out how to win despite the odds being stacked against them.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 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
