V-E Day
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Memories of those tumultuous days will be rekindled on Friday as England soberly observes the 81st anniversary of V-E Day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
He was among the first of the troops sent home after V-E Day, and it was while on a train from Germany to France that he racked up those $3,000 in poker winnings.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
On V-E Day, the king gave permission to his daughters to join the crowds of revelers in the streets of London — a rare chance for them to taste life beyond the velvet rope.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
Knicks fans were celebrating Saturday’s victory over the sub-.500 Indiana Pacers like it was V-E Day.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2021
It was about ten-thirty at night in Gaufurt, Bavaria, several weeks after V-E Day.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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