How to Use Hanukkah in a Sentence

Hanukkah

noun

• Kate Hudson enjoyed a special start to Hanukkah with two of her kids.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 11 Dec. 2023
• The night was filmed, with a new performance video released each of the eight nights of Hanukkah this week.
  — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 24 Dec. 2022
• The date on which Hanukkah falls is based on the Jewish calendar and changes every year.
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 14 July 2023
• Several years ago, my son received an iPad as a Hanukkah gift from his grandparents.
  — Lawrence D. Sprung, Founder and Wealth Advisor At Mitlin Financial, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
• Midway through Hanukkah, his parents arrived in the United States to join him.
  — Megan Greenwell, WIRED, 27 June 2023
• The holiday the researchers focus on is not Christmas or Hanukkah.
  — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
• Mark Zuckerberg is introducing his youngest to the magic of Hanukkah.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
• But the more historic recounting of the Hanukkah story is told in the Book of Maccabees.
  — TIME, 11 Dec. 2023
• History of Hanukkah There’s nothing wrong with getting fancy or staying plain with latkes.
  — Kathleen Purvis, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Wishing you all a merry Christmas, a happy Hanukkah, and an incredible new year.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
• Marking the start of Hanukkah, the ceremony brought pride, hope and traditions to Clubhouse 1.
  — Anita Gosch, Orange County Register, 7 Jan. 2024
• The hybrid name is a combination of both Christmas and Hanukkah and was created as a way to enjoy the best of both holidays.
  — Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
• Celebrate Hanukkah at the free event with fun dreidel games, crafts and a special storytime with Temple Adat Shalom.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
• During Hanukkah, the festival of lights, Jewish families light a candelabra known as a menorah every night for eight nights.
  — CNN, 29 Nov. 2023
• There’s the cookie swap with friends, the office pizza party, the Hanukkah latke extravaganza, and too many family brunches.
  — Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2023
• The pair — who started dating in June 2023 — celebrated the first night of Hanukkah together last year.
  — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
• Per Business Insider, the romantic flick marked the network's first film to focus completely on Hanukkah.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
• But it will be replaced in time for Hanukkah, and with a menorah that is taller, stronger and brighter, according to Rabbi Chalom Boudjnah, who runs the house.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2023
• Even with Hanukkah already behind us, and Christmas and New Year’s still glittering on the horizon, it’s been hard to get into the holiday spirit this year.
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2023
• The 12-piece Hanukkah box includes bonbons decorated with dreidels, the Star of David, candles, and other blue-and-white Hanukkah designs.
  — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2023
• Jewish author and illustrator Shel Silverstein and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg have also been featured on stamps, and the postal service has issued several stamps marking Hanukkah.
  — Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025