Christmas card

noun

: a greeting card sent at Christmas

Examples of Christmas card in a Sentence

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The couple have mostly kept their children out of the public eye for privacy reasons, typically only sharing photos and videos that hide their faces (including their 2024 Christmas card and Lili's 2025 debut on Meghan's lifestyle website As Ever). Julie Tremaine, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025 Even in her early twenties, Long held staunch opinions on stocking colors and children’s frocks, Christmas cards and muskrat coats. The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025 Mail carriers deliver love letters, college application acceptances, Christmas cards, wedding invitations, your W2s for taxes, and much, much more. Kendall Malinchock, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025 Igor Stravinsky sends what appears to be a handmade Christmas card. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Christmas card

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Christmas card was in 1860

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“Christmas card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christmas%20card. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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