Labor Day
noun
: a day set aside for special recognition of working people: such as
a
: the first Monday in September observed in the U.S. and Canada as a legal holiday
b
: May 1 in many countries
Examples of Labor Day in a Sentence
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Over Labor Day weekend in 2022, for example, officers arrested 11 people and cited 51 involved with the events.
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
Over the Labor Day holiday, Noah had been at a house party in Teral, OK, his siblings tell PEOPLE, noting that the party lasted four days.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
Business Insider Chinese tourists are back Outbound trips from China for April 27 to May 5, which includes the May Labor Day holiday, are just 7% off 2019 levels.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 2 May 2024
Jerry Boylan, the captain of the Conception dive boat where 34 people died amid smoke and flame over Labor Day weekend in 2019, was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for negligence that contributed to the disaster.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Flights to Hartford are only available through the summer and will end around Labor Day, according to a CVG spokesperson.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 2 May 2024
Police in Istanbul used tear gas and fired rubber bullets to disperse thousands of people who tried to break through a barricade and reach the main Taksim square in defiance of a ban on celebrating Labor Day there.
—Mehmet Guzel and Hyung-Jin Kim, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2024
The trial is expected to begin sometime after Labor Day.
—Alice Gainer, CBS News, 1 May 2024
From mid-August through Labor Day each year, the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) heralds and celebrates the end of summer for Torontians with live performances, food vendors, air shows and more.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
Over the Labor Day holiday, Noah had been at a house party in Teral, OK, his siblings tell PEOPLE, noting that the party lasted four days.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
Business Insider Chinese tourists are back Outbound trips from China for April 27 to May 5, which includes the May Labor Day holiday, are just 7% off 2019 levels.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 2 May 2024
Jerry Boylan, the captain of the Conception dive boat where 34 people died amid smoke and flame over Labor Day weekend in 2019, was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for negligence that contributed to the disaster.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Flights to Hartford are only available through the summer and will end around Labor Day, according to a CVG spokesperson.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 2 May 2024
Police in Istanbul used tear gas and fired rubber bullets to disperse thousands of people who tried to break through a barricade and reach the main Taksim square in defiance of a ban on celebrating Labor Day there.
—Mehmet Guzel and Hyung-Jin Kim, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2024
The trial is expected to begin sometime after Labor Day.
—Alice Gainer, CBS News, 1 May 2024
From mid-August through Labor Day each year, the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) heralds and celebrates the end of summer for Torontians with live performances, food vendors, air shows and more.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Labor Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Labor%20Day. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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