Christmas stocking

noun

: a decorative pouch shaped like a large sock that is used for holding gifts at Christmas

Examples of Christmas stocking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The party began with each student receiving a special, personalized Christmas stocking, that had each student’s name on them. —News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2025

Sweetly, Rupert — who is the same age as Louis — received the gift in his own Christmas stocking and wanted to also give the gift to Louis as a kind gesture. —Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024

These Rendezvous spices fit neatly in the Christmas stocking, as do these seasoning standouts: Tom Douglas’s Rub with Love lineup, especially the best-selling version for salmon. —Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024

Even into the 1950s, kids living in snowbound American climes might find an orange — one solitary, precious orange — sagging in the toe of their Christmas stocking. —Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024

There’s also a mug shot Christmas stocking and with wrapping paper to match, as well as another version with the candidate pumping his fist in the air. —Meg Kinnard, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2023

Earth Therapeutics Aloe Socks This comfy find was actually a Christmas stocking gift from my mom. —Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2023

Additionally, December 2022 marked the second Christmas season in a row that the White House left Hunter's out-of-wedlock daughter out of a Christmas stocking display. —Brandon Gillespie, Fox News, 1 May 2023

Sweaters have become interactive with beer pong games, Velcro ball toss targets, bottle opener attachments, patches of sequins that flip from nice to naughty, a Christmas stocking that can be stuffed, a movable Santa’s beard, LED lights that tell a story, and more. —Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022

Rhymes for Christmas stocking

• interlocking
• overstocking
• blocking
• caulking
• chalking
• clocking
• cocking
• docking
• flocking
• gawking
• knocking
• locking