Sunday
1the first day of the week, observed as the Sabbath by most Christian sects.
of, relating to, or characteristic of Sunday.
used, done, taking place, or being as indicated only on or as if on Sundays: a Sunday matinée.
Idioms about Sunday
a month of Sundays, an indeterminately great length of time: She hadn't taken a vacation in a month of Sundays.
Origin of Sunday
1Other words from Sunday
- Sun·day·like, adjective
Words Nearby Sunday
Other definitions for Sunday (2 of 2)
William Ashley [ash-lee], /ˈæʃ li/, "Billy Sunday", 1862–1935, U.S. evangelist.
a female given name.
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How to use Sunday in a sentence
On Tuesday, Sanders told reporters that everything was “fine” and that everything was good between him and the school and city after the unfortunate aftermath of Sunday’s game.
Deion Sanders’s FCS debut at Jackson State is postponed because of covid concerns | Matt Bonesteel | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostCurrent options include Craig Anderson, who got his first start for the Capitals on Sunday in a 4-3 win over the Devils, and Ilya Samsonov, who is on the taxi squad.
Tom Wilson gets the Capitals back on track with a win over the Penguins | Samantha Pell | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostHotel employees who entered his room on Saturday and Sunday found him sitting on a couch in a slouched-over position and “assumed he was sleeping and left the room,” the examiner’s office reportedly stated.
Vincent Jackson’s family donates his brain for CTE research | Des Bieler | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostShe also shared information for flights departing Houston on Wednesday and returning on Sunday.
One night in Cancun: Ted Cruz’s disastrous decision to go on vacation during Texas storm crisis | Ashley Parker | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostLimbaugh brought this niche approach to political radio, which could now be crafted for listeners who found network news too neutral and the Sunday public affairs programs too dry.
Restoring the Fairness Doctrine can’t prevent another Rush Limbaugh | Heather Hendershot | February 19, 2021 | Washington Post
Congress is nearing a vote on the Keystone XL pipeline, and lawmakers made their cases for—and against—it Sunday.
That was accomplished by cops such as the one whose picture was clutched so tightly by his widow on Sunday.
Scott, who died Sunday at 49, could go from evoking a Baptist preacher to quoting Public Enemy.
Remembering ESPN’s Sly, Cocky, and Cool Anchor Stuart Scott | Stereo Williams | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen ‘Downton Abbey’ returns Sunday night, its fashion fans are in for a familiar treat.
Those who are not working on Sunday will almost certainly attend the funeral for Liu.
A little boy aged two years and four months was deprived of a pencil from Thursday to Sunday for scribbling on the wall-paper.
Children's Ways | James SullyAnd sure enough when Sunday came, and the pencil was restored to him, he promptly showed nurse his picture.
Children's Ways | James SullyThe fact that the day following the punishment parade was a Sunday brought about a certain relaxation from discipline.
The Red Year | Louis TracyHagley Road, on Sunday evenings, is particularly affected by some as their favourite promenade.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellSo, when Sunday night come, and he preached in the school-house, he had quite a bunch of punchers corralled there to hear him.
Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher | Eleanor Gates
British Dictionary definitions for Sunday
/ (ˈsʌndɪ, -deɪ) /
the first day of the week and the Christian day of worship
Origin of Sunday
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with Sunday
In addition to the idiom beginning with Sunday
- Sunday best
also see:
- month of Sundays
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