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Noun
The sleigh ride will start and end at the Solana Beach Fire Station, 500 Lomas Santa Fe Drive.—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025 The parade marched six miles from Harlem to Herald Square, where Santa Claus arrived on a sleigh made of ice, signaling the official start of the Christmas shopping season.—Dave Smith, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
Verb
From the sparks flying between exes in A Merry Little Ex-Mas to a festive transformation in My Secret Santa, these holiday movies are guaranteed to sleigh your seasonal watchlist.—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025 The sequel is set to sleigh ride into theaters December 4, 2026.—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sleigh
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Dutch slee, alteration of slede; akin to Middle Dutch sledde sled
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