long weekend
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Some 1.25 inches of rain fell over the long weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
TORONTO—Flight attendants at WestJet, Canada’s second-largest airline, walked off the job on Sunday after failing to reach an agreement with the carrier, grounding hundreds of flights during a long weekend in much of the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
It can be tough to get back into the swing of things after a long weekend.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Confirmed crossings rose sharply to 71 during the Juneteenth long weekend, according to data from marine traffic tracking platform Kpler.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
“You could do it easy. There’s a quiz on Tuesday on this stuff. Hey, it’s a long weekend, remember … and a test a week from Monday.”
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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