happy event
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“Not that you shouldn’t celebrate the happy event, but the brother or sister may need a little extra love.”
From MarketWatch
"This is a wedding hall, where we used to hold our happy events for our sons and daughters, now we are sleeping in it, we are displaced inside it," said Amena Al-Kitnani.
From Reuters
But much of the second season revolves around a happy event: the imminent wedding of Murray Hill's Fred Rococo, casually announced during a poker game.
From Salon
Jeff Yau, 25, grew up with a sense that the handover had been a happy event, but more recently has come to fear for the city’s future.
From Washington Post
Families are constantly going through sad and happy events.”
From Los Angeles Times
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