long weekend

noun

: a weekend that includes the Friday before, the Monday after, or both because one does not have to work or go to school on those days

We took Friday off and went to the coast for a long weekend.

Examples of long weekend in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pick one of the gateway towns to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, like Gatlinburg, Tennessee, or Bryson City, North Carolina, and set off on your leaf-peeping long weekend. —Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025

This is a coordinated action to drop banners and signs from highway overpass bridges across the state while many travel the roads for the long weekend, according to an event flyer. —Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025

Forecasters said the cooler air and increasing precipitation should bring some welcome relief after a hot, stormy end to the long weekend. —Hannah Dreyfus, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025

Loft’s Labor Day deals are well underway, with full-price items now 40% off through the long weekend, plus 70% off sale styles. —Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for long weekend

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• resuspend
• amend
• append
• ascend
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• backend
• befriend