Example Sentences

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It was two days after Mother’s Day when we learned the terrible news.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

His warnings came as thousands of Indigenous women in traditional layered skirts marched through La Paz on Mother's Day in Bolivia, in support of striking transport workers.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

After a flurry of ads around Endless Shrimp in the promotion’s early weeks, the chain eventually mixed up its marketing with other offerings, such as a Mother’s Day menu and National Biscuit Day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

As we’re talking to Ogwumike, Sania Feagin slips by in a multicolored knit beanie, smile unmissable, holding a bouquet of Mother’s Day flowers from one of the league’s social media managers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

She assumed Mother’s spirit hovered near her grave, as the other ancestors did, but what if her body had been carried off by a leopard?

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer