How to Use pre-Christmas in a Sentence

pre-Christmas

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• Out of all the pre-Christmas activities, this is the one everyone should see at least once in their lives.
  — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
• The pre-Christmas slot had been the launchpad for the previous Jumanji films.
  — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
• Conley shot 36% from deep pre-Christmas last season, and 44% from deep after the holiday.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2026
• The England international’s stellar run at the start of that season is what made his pre-Christmas hamstring injury so painful for Arsenal.
  — Art De Roché, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
• Long-term injuries to prominent players are shaping the first month of the college hockey season, and the pre-Christmas standings could largely be determined by which teams are best equipped to navigate those injuries.
  — Brad Elliott Schlossman, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
• This is an especially positive sign in a year where Black Friday falls later in the calendar and when the pre-Christmas period looks especially poised for a significant spike in overall visits.
  — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
• The pre-Christmas acquisition of Phillip Danault last season was meant to address the lack of experience and the difference between aspiration and acquired knowledge of what playoff hockey is all about.
  — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
• Don’t forget to take a peek at the seasonal chef’s favorites, too—Christmas aprons and Santa Claus cookie jars are perfect for that pre-Christmas Secret Santa or White Elephant gift exchange.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2025
• All three San Diego NCAA Division I women’s teams made their final pre-Christmas appearances on their home courts Saturday afternoon.
  — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
• Vancouver went 4-1-0 on its pre-Christmas trip through New Jersey, New York, Boston and Philadelphia, but has just four wins on home ice this season (4-11-1).
  — CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
• Queen Mary's Lover's Knot Tiara made yet another appearance on Kate's head for the 2019 Diplomatic Corps reception at Buckingham Palace, an annual pre-Christmas event.
  — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
• After numerous flight delays and cancellations caused by a pre-Christmas winter storm and below zero temperatures in Romulus, Michigan, United States on December 29, 2022.
  — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 2 May 2026
• Fresh off their 10-city, 16-day North American tour, which included the historic Shea Stadium opener filled with a record-breaking 55,000 screaming fans, the Beatles had only four weeks to record the album in time for a pre-Christmas release.
  — Charles Moss, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026