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

From the first day of the holidays, the children at my school stopped seeing me, and the children in Gueugnon saw me once again, as soon as the bell announced the start of their freedom. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026

My mom gifted me a travel jewelry box for the holidays several years ago, and this compact organizer has made a world of difference when traveling with delicate pieces. — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026

The South Lawn occasionally became the coolest place for ice skating, when Jimmy Carter in 1980 and Joe Biden in 2023 built temporary rinks for the holidays. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 14 June 2026

Friday evening, Simmons told the Star-Telegram that Precinct 2 typically does not schedule town halls during the holidays. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026

Rhymes for the holidays

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