Christmas card

noun

: a greeting card sent at Christmas

Examples of Christmas card in a Sentence

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Now, visitors pose with props like antique trucks, and families use the trees as backdrops for Instagram posts and Christmas cards. Bracey Harris, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025 Now that's a photo that deserves to be on a Christmas card! Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025 The second course of action: Send a Christmas card in lieu of a gift. R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025 The second course of action: send a Christmas card in lieu of a gift. R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Christmas card

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Christmas card was in 1860

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“Christmas card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christmas%20card. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.

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