V-J Day
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of V-J Day
V-J: victory over Japan
Example Sentences
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I was born less than two years after its counterpart V-J Day, marking the surrender of Imperial Japan in August 1945.
From Salon ● May 9, 2020
Mustered out of the Marines after V-J Day, Scotty shows up in L.A. with nothing to offer but his good looks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2018
It wasn’t until he began practicing Transcendental Meditation in 1975, three decades after V-J Day, that a sense of peace began to return to his daily life.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2017
A decade ago, he traveled to Pearl Harbor to celebrate the 60th anniversary of V-J Day aboard the Missouri, and last year he published a short book, "Surrender: September 2, 1945," chronicling his wartime experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2015
Three weeks after V-J Day, the Norfolk Journal and Guide reported layoffs of 1,500 Newport News shipyard workers and a “decrease for women workers, both white and colored.”
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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