Lincoln's Birthday
Americannoun
-
February 12, a legal holiday in some states of the U.S., in honor of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
She and her husband were thrilled, and she joked with her co-workers about the baby’s “perfect” due date — Feb. 12 — Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.
From Washington Post
The stars aligned at last this month, and even in time for Lincoln’s birthday on Feb. 12.
From Fox News
Soon after, on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, Trump tweeted out a fake quote from the 16th president.
From MSNBC
February was chosen in particular because it contained two very important dates: Feb. 12 is Abraham Lincoln's birthday, and Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, is celebrated as the birthday of Frederick Douglass.
From Salon
Reagan reluctantly signed the legislation, all the while grumbling that he would have preferred “a day similar to Lincoln’s birthday, which is not technically a national holiday”.
From The Guardian
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
