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
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In 2022, the couple spent the holidays with Bud’s family in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
Emotions tend to get more intense, not calmer, as the holidays draw near.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Any Southern Californian knows it can be found at countless Mexican restaurants on Sundays and in Mexican American homes at the holidays.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Get The Recipe 06 of 29 Fudgy Pecan Bourbon Balls
Bourbon balls are an old-fashioned favorite for the holidays, and this recipe makes two dozen of them to fill those pretty Christmas cookie tins.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2024
Sometime around the holidays, with rumors starting to heat up between Chapman and the Giants, Davis received a phone call from their new manager.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2024
Aspen is always a haven for titans such as Jeff Bezos, David Geffen and Rihanna, who was spotted in the mountain town over the holidays wearing a Giorgio Armani faux fur coat and sweatsuit paired with Icon Low cream faux fur Moon Boots.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2024
The campus was deserted for the holidays, an emptiness at odds with the school’s image as a place where giants roam, engaged in groundbreaking research on heart transplants, jet aerodynamics, high-performance computing.
—Hiroko Tabuchi Damon Casarez, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
During the holidays, Perez saw 53-foot trailers stacked to the brim with items and packages to be delivered.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
Emotions tend to get more intense, not calmer, as the holidays draw near.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Any Southern Californian knows it can be found at countless Mexican restaurants on Sundays and in Mexican American homes at the holidays.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Get The Recipe 06 of 29 Fudgy Pecan Bourbon Balls
Bourbon balls are an old-fashioned favorite for the holidays, and this recipe makes two dozen of them to fill those pretty Christmas cookie tins.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2024
Sometime around the holidays, with rumors starting to heat up between Chapman and the Giants, Davis received a phone call from their new manager.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2024
Aspen is always a haven for titans such as Jeff Bezos, David Geffen and Rihanna, who was spotted in the mountain town over the holidays wearing a Giorgio Armani faux fur coat and sweatsuit paired with Icon Low cream faux fur Moon Boots.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2024
The campus was deserted for the holidays, an emptiness at odds with the school’s image as a place where giants roam, engaged in groundbreaking research on heart transplants, jet aerodynamics, high-performance computing.
—Hiroko Tabuchi Damon Casarez, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
During the holidays, Perez saw 53-foot trailers stacked to the brim with items and packages to be delivered.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
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“The holidays.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20holidays. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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