snow day

noun

US
: a day when schools and businesses are closed because a lot of snow is falling

Examples of snow day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Shadrach died in February, shot in the neck while playing video games in a friend’s basement during a snow day in Reardan, Washington. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 13 Oct. 2023 What’s better than spending a snow day with a pack of happy pups? oregonlive, 23 Feb. 2023 The first snow day is built into the calendar. Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2023 Add heaps of verve to your snow day get up with Obermeyer’s Bliss ski and snowboard pants in a variety of eye-catching patterns. Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023 This is the 12th snow day her three children — ages 11, 14, and 16 — have had since January. John Antczak, Amy Taxin and Ben Finley, ajc, 2 Mar. 2023 The following Milwaukee County school districts have announced a snow day: Wauwatosa, West Allis-West Milwaukee, Whitnall, Greenfield, Greendale, Franklin, Oak Creek, Brown Deer, Glendale-River Hills, Fox Point-Bayside, Shorewood, Cudahy, and South Milwaukee. Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2023 In December 2022, the mom of three shared a photo of her and Dash enjoying a snow day together. Kaitlin Stevens, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2023 This day will operate like a traditional snow day with no NTI for students and staff. Courier Journal Staff, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2023 See More

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“Snow day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snow%20day. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.

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