festive season
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"With the festive season now behind most of us and New Year's resolutions in full swing, this research can help inform people's plans for healthy aging in 2026," she said.
From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026
After taking a train home to her native Hebei province, Beijing resident Hua Lei told AFP she would observe a subdued festive season.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
The song also reminded Americans what they were fighting for and captured a yearning to be home with family during the festive season.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026
“Home Alone” is a seminal Christmas classic that airs on millions of screens across the world every festive season, more than three decades after the movie premiered.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025
The Bill of Fare for the guests at that hostelry during the festive season of 1790 shows that our ancestors had an excellent conception of Christmas cheer.
From The King's Post Being a volume of historical facts relating to the posts, mail coaches, coach roads, and railway mail services of and connected with the ancient city of Bristol from 1580 to the present time by Tombs, Robert Charles
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