How to Use observance in a Sentence

observance

noun

• That’s the source of the modern observance of Halloween.
  — al, 31 Oct. 2022
• Thank you in advance for your support and observance of the dress code.
  — Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 29 July 2023
• The post office will be closed on June 19th in observance of Juneteenth.
  — Maggie Horton, Country Living, 19 June 2023
• This text features the story of the Exodus along with prayers and songs to complete the observance.
  — Holly Rizzuto Palker, Parents, 17 Sep. 2023
• The meaning and the content of any religious observance changes over time.
  — Alana Vincent, Time, 16 Dec. 2022
• As a result, many Christians will go to Church services and pray in observance.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2024
• In observance of the funeral, much of Bristol was closed.
  — Tanya Rivero, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2022
• The yearlong observance, which starts in March and runs for 12 months, will spotlight the people, places and history of the county.
  — Donna M. Owens, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2023
• The stock market will be closed on Friday in observance of Good Friday.
  — Heard Editors, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2023
• The event started as a weeklong observance but now runs until Oct. 15.
  — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2022
• Make sure to check with local businesses to see if they’ll be closed in observance of the holiday.
  — Jennifer Korn, CNN, 24 Nov. 2022
• Kiper announced that a day of mourning in Odesa would be held today -- the second such observance in less than two weeks.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2024
• More information about the observance day and summit can be found here.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 9 Oct. 2023
• Simchat Torah celebrates Jewish joy at the possession and observance of the words of the Torah, the Jewish scriptures.
  — WSJ, 8 Oct. 2023
• This will be the first time in the history of the U.S. a municipality's offices will be closed in observance of Eid, Walid said.
  — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2023
• In observance of his wishes, Mr. Wittine was buried in a Boy Scout uniform with a sash bearing his merit badges.
  — Alex Traub, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
• April is a special month filled with holidays and observances.
  — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 29 Mar. 2023
• Schools are also closed on Friday in observance of the holiday.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2022
• Another important observance is the blowing of the shofar, or a curved ram’s horn.
  — Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2022
• Both chambers of Congress are in recess for the next two weeks in observance of the spring religious holidays.
  — Carol D. Leonnig, Perry Stein, Shayna Jacobs and Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Mar. 2023
• Ramadan begins this week, a holy, month-long observance for Muslim communities in the United States and around the world.
  — Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2023
• The full moon day, or Purnima, of each month is a time when many people engage in religious observances.
  — Jeffery D. Long, The Conversation, 11 July 2023
• There will be no official observance in Newtown on the 10th anniversary of the shooting.
  — Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2022
• The stock exchange was closed yesterday in observance of Good Friday.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
• Please note…In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, Term Sheet is taking a couple of days off.
  — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2022
• Part of this is driven by a decline in religious observance.
  — Patrick T. Brown, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
• Its observance was formalized by the United Nations back in 1975.
  — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2023
• Emily and Perry protested the decision to the school's board of trustees, which delayed the final decision for more observance.
  — Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2022
• People in a village on the outskirts of Kyiv voted recently to move up their Christmas observance.
  — Renata Brito, Hanna Arhirova, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Dec. 2022
• How are you supposed to reconcile those two observances?
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024