Bastille Day
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Instead of capping raucous Bastille Day celebrations in France with a trip to the World Cup final, Deschamps and his squad will travel to Miami to play in the third-place game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
There’s a day for everything — and July 14 is, of course, most well known internationally for being Bastille Day, commemorating France’s independence.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Temperatures were expected to remain high through France's Bastille Day national holiday on Tuesday, according to the Meteo-France weather service.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
He began by hosting Trump at a Bastille Day military parade during his first term and continued after the 2024 election, with Macron inviting the president to the reopening of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Being on a lizard’s knee had become a tradition as much as Bastille Day.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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