speech day
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Her sister, Poppy, was spotted by a modelling agency during Cara’s speech day at her Hampshire private school, Bedales.
From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2015
Liz was sitting at her daughter Marina's speech day and the headmaster very proudly said the school was determined to do "exactly what it said on the tin".
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2013
A personal visit of the head to a class will be an annual event, accompanied by all the ceremonial of a present-time speech day.
From Time Magazine Archive
On speech day, the House had the casual air it reserves for weighty debates.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bertie Wooster’s shy friend Gussie Fink-Nottle has been invited to give the prizes at a school speech day in the provincial town of Market Snodsbury.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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