Labor Day

noun

: a day set aside for special recognition of working people: such as

: the first Monday in September observed in the U.S. and Canada as a legal holiday

: May 1 in many countries

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Pirate Pass costs $749 and comes with blockout dates around more holidays such as Memorial Day and Labor Day. —

Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2023 Outside of the holiday shopping season, popular shopping holidays are President's Day, Memorial Day, Amazon Prime Day, and Labor Day, among others. —

Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 8 Nov. 2022 Each year, the Moores hope to stay open from early April through Labor Day, but California’s prolonged drought made that all but impossible. —

Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023 When bivalent boosters became available in the U.S. around Labor Day, Americans became ineligible to receive monovalent boosters. —

Erin Prater, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2023 On Labor Day, County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks (D) and Aziz announced a curfew for juveniles under age 17. —

John D. Harden, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2022 Unlike the traditional inductions on the September weekend after Labor Day, the Hall will induct this year’s class on Aug. 12. —

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2022 Mantz won the Faxon Law New Haven 20K road race, the national championship, on Labor Day. —

Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 24 Nov. 2022 One in five flights nationwide was delayed between Memorial Day and Labor Day, according to data from FlightAware. —

Pete Muntean, CNN, 6 Apr. 2023 See More

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