How to Use holiday in a Sentence

holiday

1 of 2 noun
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  • She'll have four weeks' holiday next year.
  • The stock market is closed tomorrow because it's a holiday.
  • We're planning on taking a holiday in the Caribbean.
  • July 4 is a national holiday in the U.S.
  • But the main two things for me are that the venue is a classic British holiday camp.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023
  • But in a house a block from the lake, there was no holiday cheer -- only the eerie sound of a phone off the hook.
    — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2023
  • And, of course, the overalls will make great holiday gifts.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Of course, that's not all Tariq the corn kid has on his schedule for the big holiday.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 June 2023
  • The panoramic views of the island are sure to be a highlight of any St. Barts holiday.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Pull up a chair, and enjoy the wide range of holiday captions.
    — Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Some states across the country declared the day a public holiday, and schools and the stock market closed.
    — TIME, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Or, use this as your chance to start your holiday gifting.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The last day of the fast, Eid al-Fitr, is one of Islam’s two official holidays.
    — Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Everyone kind of gave up their holiday to put on the show by New Year’s.
    — Hannah Summerhill, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Shop some of the best pieces from Skims’ holiday collection below, and see more at skims.com.
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Airline pricing experts share that the release of the flight schedule could mean now is the best time to score a deal on your holiday flights.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2023
  • For many this may be their only holiday visit and gift.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Someone had opened fire and injured two people in the rush of holiday shopping.
    — Umar Farooq, ProPublica, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The real meaning of the national holiday is much more somber.
    — Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
  • The siblings and their momager made a fun TikTok that evening donning their holiday looks.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The wedding was in the middle of a long weekend, with Monday a public holiday across most Australian states.
    — Rod McGuirk and Nick Perry, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2023
  • Dear Carolyn: My spouse and I are facing a dilemma with how to handle holidays this year.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
  • In 2012, Grothman said Kwanzaa is a fake holiday made up by a college professor and the libs.
    — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 25 May 2023
  • The palace had said Kate would resume work sometime after the March 31 Easter holiday.
    — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Mar. 2024
  • At holiday lunches and dinners, talk almost always turned to the war.
    — Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The meeting ended at about 8:30 p.m., amid growing hopes that the sides would be able to reach an accord before the Yom Kippur holiday.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Make sure to stop by their storefront over the next month—Lum notes the team has plenty more holiday homewares surprises up their sleeve.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2023
  • This may mean an extra trip to the grocery store, during an already busy week, causing added stress to your holiday plate.
    — Jackie Freeman, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Hence why the best socks on Amazon often pop up in the form of an inexpensive holiday gift or Father’s Day present.
    — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Private chefs like Michael Dane help take the stress out of holiday entertaining.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2024
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holiday

2 of 2 verb
  • She likes holidaying in the Caribbean.
  • Check out the video above to see what makes some of your faves’ holidays the Blackest celebration of all time.
    — Danielle Young, Essence, 24 Dec. 2019
  • The show features fall and holiday home décor items, accessories and food items.
    — Laura Groch, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Belgian media said the 44-year-old woman was holidaying in Barcelona with her husband and sons.
    — Bloomberg.com, 18 Aug. 2017
  • Charles and his sons had been holidaying in Klosters just before the wedding and had posed for the annual photo call with the media, which none of them enjoys.
    — Penny Junor, Vanities, 28 Mar. 2018
  • The hot weather likely drew a few pesky and uninvited guests to holiday picnics this past weekend.
    — Suzanne Baker, Naperville Sun, 29 May 2018
  • The couple that holidays together must be real, right?!
    — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 30 July 2018
  • Shaw caused outrage this week when a picture of him holidaying in Ibiza appeared across social media.
    — SI.com, 1 July 2018
  • Damon and Hemsworth are no strangers to holidaying together.
    — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 2 Apr. 2018
  • In 2002, the girls were reported to be holidaying in Sardinia with Berlusconi’s daughter Barbara.
    — Owen Matthews, Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2014
  • Costa is currently believed to still be out holidaying in Brazil.
    — SI.com, 10 Sep. 2017
  • The stimulus measures include incentives for Thais to holiday in their country, as well as extra support for farmers, small businesses and the poor.
    — The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Macey Ellison, 18, and her family, who were holidaying in Mallacoota, in the southeastern state of Victoria, took cover in a friend’s small boat for more than four hours as the fire threatened the town.
    — Rachel Pannett, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2020
  • Steve Paikin, a television host, told his fellow Canadians to holiday elsewhere.
    — The Economist, 5 July 2018
  • Rumours have been flying around regarding Ozil since the summer about a potential new girlfriend on the scene, when the pair were snapped holidaying together, and the latest images confirm those rumours.
    — SI.com, 17 Dec. 2017
  • He was also mocked for dressing his family in Bollywood garb on a trip to India, and holidaying on a private Caribbean island.
    — The Economist, 19 Apr. 2018
  • She likes holidaying in the Caribbean.
  • Check out the video above to see what makes some of your faves’ holidays the Blackest celebration of all time.
    — Danielle Young, Essence, 24 Dec. 2019
  • The show features fall and holiday home décor items, accessories and food items.
    — Laura Groch, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Belgian media said the 44-year-old woman was holidaying in Barcelona with her husband and sons.
    — Bloomberg.com, 18 Aug. 2017
  • Charles and his sons had been holidaying in Klosters just before the wedding and had posed for the annual photo call with the media, which none of them enjoys.
    — Penny Junor, Vanities, 28 Mar. 2018
  • The hot weather likely drew a few pesky and uninvited guests to holiday picnics this past weekend.
    — Suzanne Baker, Naperville Sun, 29 May 2018
  • The couple that holidays together must be real, right?!
    — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 30 July 2018
  • Shaw caused outrage this week when a picture of him holidaying in Ibiza appeared across social media.
    — SI.com, 1 July 2018
  • Damon and Hemsworth are no strangers to holidaying together.
    — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 2 Apr. 2018
  • In 2002, the girls were reported to be holidaying in Sardinia with Berlusconi’s daughter Barbara.
    — Owen Matthews, Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2014
  • Costa is currently believed to still be out holidaying in Brazil.
    — SI.com, 10 Sep. 2017
  • The stimulus measures include incentives for Thais to holiday in their country, as well as extra support for farmers, small businesses and the poor.
    — The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Macey Ellison, 18, and her family, who were holidaying in Mallacoota, in the southeastern state of Victoria, took cover in a friend’s small boat for more than four hours as the fire threatened the town.
    — Rachel Pannett, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2020
  • Steve Paikin, a television host, told his fellow Canadians to holiday elsewhere.
    — The Economist, 5 July 2018

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