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
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Since then, Davies has shared a look into their time together, including taking adventures together and celebrating the holidays with his family.
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Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
The third feature from director-writer Tyler Taormina (Ham on Rye), Miller’s Point employs a framing story about a multigenerational Italian family coming home for the holidays.
—Shannon L. Bowen, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
While overall credit card debt fell in the first quarter of 2024—typical after the holidays—the number of borrowers behind on credit card payments actually increased, according to the New York Federal Reserve’s Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 14 May 2024
Together, the three muddle through the holidays, somehow, finding commonalities in their shared loneliness.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 14 May 2024
Getting dressed up to go downtown for tea is what signals the arrival of the holidays for me.
—Paige Porter Fischer, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
In 2022, the couple spent the holidays with Bud’s family in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
Emotions tend to get more intense, not calmer, as the holidays draw near.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Any Southern Californian knows it can be found at countless Mexican restaurants on Sundays and in Mexican American homes at the holidays.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
The third feature from director-writer Tyler Taormina (Ham on Rye), Miller’s Point employs a framing story about a multigenerational Italian family coming home for the holidays.
—Shannon L. Bowen, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
While overall credit card debt fell in the first quarter of 2024—typical after the holidays—the number of borrowers behind on credit card payments actually increased, according to the New York Federal Reserve’s Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 14 May 2024
Together, the three muddle through the holidays, somehow, finding commonalities in their shared loneliness.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 14 May 2024
Getting dressed up to go downtown for tea is what signals the arrival of the holidays for me.
—Paige Porter Fischer, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
In 2022, the couple spent the holidays with Bud’s family in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
Emotions tend to get more intense, not calmer, as the holidays draw near.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Any Southern Californian knows it can be found at countless Mexican restaurants on Sundays and in Mexican American homes at the holidays.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
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“The holidays.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20holidays. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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