Example Sentences

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Before the war, tram workers organized celebrations for children during the holidays.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

He had recently started as a student at John Moores University in Liverpool and was home for the Christmas holidays.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Barrio Power, a grassroots collective, found immigrant families were stressed about the holidays.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

“I saw these holidays with names like ‘Talk Like a Pirate Day,’ and I thought, ‘Why can’t there be a day dedicated to The Beatles as a way of giving thanks?”

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

While there are other not-quite holidays, though they are rare, the boy is not taken to see any other magicians.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern