Bloomsday
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Bloomsday
C20: after Leopold Bloom , the central character in Ulysses
Example Sentences
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In 2007, he returned to run Bloomsday — in the masters division — and granted a remarkably candid interview.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024
Many dress up in Edwardian costumes for Bloomsday each year, with Dublin at the centre of the pageantry.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2022
The host, George Heslin, whose Origin Theatre Company held the celebration, welcomed the crowd to “a Bloomsday breakfast.”
From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2017
Bloomsday Celebration of James Joyce includes a staged reading of the Irish author’s only extant play, “Exiles.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2017
Every year, hundreds of runners and spectators converge in Spokane, Wash., for the Lilac Bloomsday Run, held in May to coincide with the seasonal blooming of lilacs.
From Washington Post
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