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
Do you know, I was asked to preach Leonard's Institution sermon last Whit Monday, and I dared to preach it?
From Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales by Cripps, Arthur Shearly
He had seen his wife for the first time in four years on the previous Whit Monday, and they proposed to live together again so soon as he secured permanent employment.
From Regeneration by Haggard, Henry Rider
Accordingly, on Whit Monday of that year, he opened his establishment for musical entertainments with the band of the Grenadier Guards.
From The Night Side of London by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
Only to look at a few old ruins, when they might 'a' spent Whit Monday in the Spa Gardens, with the Grenadier Band, and the variety company down from Lunnon, too!'
From A Terrible Tomboy by Brazil, Angela
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