ides of March

Cultural  

1. March 15 in the ancient Roman calendar; the day in 44 b.c. on which Julius Caesar was assassinated.

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Example Sentences

On Monday, a French court rendered a judgment perhaps more appropriate for the ides of March rather than the first of March.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2021

They called a meeting on the ides of March 1783 to discuss taking the army to Philadelphia and demanding Congress provide pay and supplies.

From The Guardian • Aug. 21, 2017

But as absolutely everyone with a liberal arts education has already pointed out, on the ides of March we have finally reached a parting of the ways.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2016

On the ides of March 2011, that assessment appears incomplete and almost mild.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2011

And this is what he says to Julius Caesar: Beware the ides of March.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt