the holidays

plural noun

US

: the time from November until the beginning of January during which many holidays are celebrated

I'm looking forward to going home for the holidays.

Examples of the holidays in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While the village transforms into a winter wonderland during the holidays, the summertime allows for outdoor exploration such as river tubing, kayaking and hiking. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Disconnect Breaks like summer and the holidays are critical windows for families to reset digital boundaries, the interim surgeon general suggested. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

While Ma handled the quilting and Pa the whittling, the girls often made crowns from wildflowers, dolls from cloth or paper, and homemade garlands for the holidays. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2026

Though red amaryllis is probably the most popular around the holidays, the perennial also comes in white, pink, and rarer varieties featuring orange hues. — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026

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