long weekend
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In November 2019, Steve came to visit me for a long weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Wall Street returns from the long weekend this week with a handful of key earnings reports and the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge to look forward to.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
Have a relaxing night and a great long weekend.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
A Citadel strategist looked at prediction market changes during the Memorial Day long weekend to calculate market moves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
He had gone for a long weekend to visit his father, who lived in New York with his girlfriend.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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