holiday
noun
a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
had holidayed
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past perfectof holiday.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Cullen said he had never filmed on Anglesey before but had holidayed a lot in north Wales, adding it was great that Black Church Bay was "showcasing Wales".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
In a video statement issued from the hospital, he appeared to be in good spirits and said he had holidayed at the Sea of Galilee without properly protecting himself from a heatwave.
From Reuters ● Jul. 16, 2023
As Benedict had holidayed in the diocese, and spent at least part of his time at the priest’s former place of work with his successor, the experts said they suspect he knew about the conviction.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2022
After two years of almost constant touring, by January 1970 the band were badly in need of a rest, and so singer Robert Plant suggested a cottage where he had holidayed as a child.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2015
Our entire family, dad, mum, my two brothers and I, had holidayed at their place a year earlier.
From Free from School by Rahul Alvares
