Martin Luther King Day
noun
Mar·tin Lu·ther King Day
ˈmär-tᵊn-ˈlü-thər-ˈkiŋ- 
: the third Monday in January observed as a legal holiday in the U.S.
Note: The federal name for this holiday according to the United States Code is Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Examples of Martin Luther King Day in a Sentence
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The ambassador explained the importance of Martin Luther King Day and the relevance of the civil rights leader’s ideas to the surrounding area, which had recently been racked by riots.
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Hisham Aidi, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2014
What’s more, NBC will carry games on the first night of the season (a Tuesday) and a doubleheader on Martin Luther King Day.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 July 2024
Schools were closed in honor of Martin Luther King Day, but Metro Nashville Public Schools and dozens of other districts around the state announced they would be closed on Tuesday − and many on Wednesday, too.
—USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
The blistering cold temperatures that arrived in Greater Cincinnati this weekend will stick around during the Martin Luther King Day holiday and beyond.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 15 Jan. 2024
These respite locations are open during regular operating hours but are closed on Martin Luther King Day on Monday and set to reopen on Tuesday.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Jan. 2024
The 29th annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service is billed as the first and largest King day of service in the nation.
—Jeffrey Collins, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2024
Later that year President Ronald Reagan signed into law legislation that made Martin Luther King Day a federal holiday.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023
Iowa’s caucuses also played out on Martin Luther King Day, a federal holiday.
—Steve Peoples, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2024
Hisham Aidi, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2014
What’s more, NBC will carry games on the first night of the season (a Tuesday) and a doubleheader on Martin Luther King Day.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 July 2024
Schools were closed in honor of Martin Luther King Day, but Metro Nashville Public Schools and dozens of other districts around the state announced they would be closed on Tuesday − and many on Wednesday, too.
—USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
The blistering cold temperatures that arrived in Greater Cincinnati this weekend will stick around during the Martin Luther King Day holiday and beyond.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 15 Jan. 2024
These respite locations are open during regular operating hours but are closed on Martin Luther King Day on Monday and set to reopen on Tuesday.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Jan. 2024
The 29th annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service is billed as the first and largest King day of service in the nation.
—Jeffrey Collins, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2024
Later that year President Ronald Reagan signed into law legislation that made Martin Luther King Day a federal holiday.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023
Iowa’s caucuses also played out on Martin Luther King Day, a federal holiday.
—Steve Peoples, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2024
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