Santa Claus
Example Sentences
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For longtime residents, the neighborhood itself is about as real as Santa Claus, or the tooth fairy—“East Williamsburg” could’ve just as easily been “South Greenpoint” or “West Bushwick” or “Tatooine” or “Six Flags.”
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
It’s also a send-up of legal procedurals, with Lincoln’s cases including a fight over who’s the real Santa Claus and a custody battle that devolves into a theological debate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
The "spooky" note, dated to 1964, said the coins were winnings from a horse called Santa Claus that ran that year.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
The SantaCon website describes it as “a charitable, nonpolitical, nonsensical Santa Claus convention that happens once a year to fund art & spread absurdist joy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
But they must sleep, or Santa Claus would not come.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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