Whit Monday
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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I remember lying awake for hours on the morning of Whit Monday, eager to put on the gorgeous dress, which, that year, was deep pink overlaid with white lace.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2012
Why, at Victoria Park last Whit Monday he had swum three-quarters of a mile himself!
From Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life by Reed, Talbot Baines
In 1792 two annual fairs were held, one on Whit Monday, the other on the 10th of October; and a market was held every Saturday.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various
I asked whether the young lady who was with him on Whit Monday had been there since.
From Barbarossa and Other Tales by Heyse, Paul
The first definite outbreak was at Sampford Courtenay, on Whit Monday, June 10.
From Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts by Northcote, Rosalind
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