movable feast
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of movable feast
Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325
Example Sentences
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The memories of Linda McCartney, Wings’ mainstay Denny Laine, and former lead guitarist Jimmy McCulloch—all of whom are now deceased—are well-represented here, as is the movable feast of musicians who filled out Wings’ ranks.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2025
Finch doesn’t know where his and Cha’s movable feast is heading next, but he’s certain that, barring any nasty new variants, it’s back for good.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2022
In a lockdown year, with travel reduced, there was no movable feast quite like an art book.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2021
“Palm Sunday is kind of this Christian movable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2021
This is the explanation of its being "a movable feast" and of the consequent inconvenience to Parliament, schoolboys, and Bank-holiday-makers at the present day.
From More Science From an Easy Chair by Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester
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