holiday weekend

noun

: a weekend that is preceded or followed by a holiday

Examples of holiday weekend in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The new flight route begins next month on May 3 just in time for Memorial Day holiday weekend and the summer travel season. Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2024 In Venezuela, roughly 400 firefighters fought a major blaze over the Easter holiday weekend that is threatening the lush Henri Pittier National Park, a beachfront preserve with rare cloud forests, according to the national park service. CNN, 2 Apr. 2024 The View did not air a new episode on Friday — otherwise known to observers as Good Friday — because of the Easter holiday weekend, Entertainment Weekly has learned. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2024 Above-normal temperatures are expected to continue into the Easter holiday weekend, with temperatures in the mid-70s on Friday and the upper 60s on Saturday and Sunday. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024 But there's not a lot to celebrate in the forecast for the St. Patrick's Day holiday weekend. Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024 Hy-Vee has eight grocery stores currently located across Wisconsin, Hy-Vee is expanding its motorsports presence as the title sponsor of the unique holiday weekend at the historic Milwaukee Mile. Bruce Martin, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 But there’s one hidden benefit of a holiday weekend that may fly under the radar: sales. Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2024 Then, calmly and quietly collect your things. Don’t bother during a holiday weekend when hotels are sold out and security is on high alert This story was originally published June 11, 2014, 7:06 AM. Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024

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“Holiday weekend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holiday%20weekend. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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