variants
or D-day
: a day set for launching an operation
specifically
: June 6, 1944, on which Allied forces began the invasion of France in World War II
Examples of D-Day in a Sentence
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Woman in Charge at the opening night of the Tribeca Film Festival on June 5 in N.Y.C.
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Day to Remember
King Charles and Queen Camilla look on during a D-Day 80th anniversary event on June 6 in Ver-Sur-Mer, France.
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
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'HAPPY PRIDE' – Google 'Doodle' recognizes lesbian activist, not D-Day on June 6.
—Fox News, 7 June 2024
The Forrest Gump star spoke with CNN Thursday while attending a commemorative event honoring the 80th anniversary of D-Day at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 June 2024
World & Nation Normandy honors World War II veterans on D-day’s 79th anniversary
June 6, 2023
Nov. 22, 1963, the shocking day when President Kennedy was assassinated by a rifle-wielding ex-Marine while riding in a Dallas motorcade.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Thursday was the first time that Jill Biden, who briefly joined her husband in France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day before departing hours later, was not in the courtroom.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Among the Americans was Edward Berthold, a pilot who carried out his three missions over France in May 1944, before taking part in an operation in Saint-Lo, in Normandy, on D-Day.
—Danica Kirka, The Denver Post, 6 June 2024
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the most important day of the 20th century — June 6, 1944, forever known as D-Day.
—Eric Hogan, National Review, 6 June 2024
The battles on D-Day of June 6, 1944, and in the weeks that followed, pushed the German forces back from the coast and across France and were among the most important in bringing about the end of the Second World War, which ended almost a year later.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
Continue reading … Click here for more cartoons… MEDIA
'HAPPY PRIDE' – Google 'Doodle' recognizes lesbian activist, not D-Day on June 6.
—Fox News, 7 June 2024
The Forrest Gump star spoke with CNN Thursday while attending a commemorative event honoring the 80th anniversary of D-Day at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 June 2024
World & Nation Normandy honors World War II veterans on D-day’s 79th anniversary
June 6, 2023
Nov. 22, 1963, the shocking day when President Kennedy was assassinated by a rifle-wielding ex-Marine while riding in a Dallas motorcade.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Thursday was the first time that Jill Biden, who briefly joined her husband in France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day before departing hours later, was not in the courtroom.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Among the Americans was Edward Berthold, a pilot who carried out his three missions over France in May 1944, before taking part in an operation in Saint-Lo, in Normandy, on D-Day.
—Danica Kirka, The Denver Post, 6 June 2024
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the most important day of the 20th century — June 6, 1944, forever known as D-Day.
—Eric Hogan, National Review, 6 June 2024
The battles on D-Day of June 6, 1944, and in the weeks that followed, pushed the German forces back from the coast and across France and were among the most important in bringing about the end of the Second World War, which ended almost a year later.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
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