Guy Fawkes Day
[ gahy -fawks ]
/ ˈgaɪ ˈfɔks /
noun
(in Britain) November 5, celebrating the anniversary of the capture of Guy Fawkes.
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How to use Guy Fawkes Day in a sentence
If anything the work the two cops and the maintenance guy were doing deserves more respect and probably helped a lot more people.
Everywhere I go, ‘Hey Cartman, you must like Family Guy, right?’
He added: “People say he deserves his day in court… Do we have enough time?”
For many years afterward it was a never-ending topic of conversation, and is more or less talked of even to this day.
“We talked about the science the whole time the other day,” Krauss told The Daily Beast in a phone interview.
The afternoon was a lovely one—the day was a perfect example of the mellowest mood of autumn.
Edna did not reveal so much as all this to Madame Ratignolle that summer day when they sat with faces turned to the sea.
Each day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.
There are three things a wise man will not trust: the wind, the sunshine of an April day, and woman's plighted faith.
The proceedings of the day commenced with divine service, performed by Unitarian and Baptist ministers.
British Dictionary definitions for Guy Fawkes Day
noun
the anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot, celebrated on Nov 5 in Britain with fireworks and bonfires
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