How to Use Ash Wednesday in a Sentence

Ash Wednesday

noun

• The fish dinner, a breaded and baked cod, was served on Ash Wednesday.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2023
• In some churches, the palms are saved and burned into ashes to be used on Ash Wednesday of the next year.
  — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 2 Apr. 2023
• The holiday is always the day before Ash Wednesday, which is the first day of Lent in the Christian faith.
  — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2024
• The game, which has very few rules, is played over two 8-hour periods on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday.
  — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2024
• The church held a rosary at the end of its Ash Wednesday services and another Thursday morning.
  — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2024
• On Ash Wednesday, many Christians fast and begin penance by giving up something for Lent.
  — al, 22 Feb. 2023
• The wintry mix hit hard in the northern U.S., closing schools and offices and forcing churches to call off Ash Wednesday services.
  — Jim Salter, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2023
• In the early days of Lent – the time period of fasting between Ash Wednesday and Easter – meat was given up, as well as dairy products.
  — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2023
• Francis called for believers and non-believers alike to mark March 2, Ash Wednesday in the Catholic calendar, as a day of fasting and prayer.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Feb. 2022
• Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday and was traditionally the last chance to use up any fat in the larder before the 40-day austerities of Lent.
  — Janet McConnaughey and Kevin McGill, Star Tribune, 17 Nov. 2020
• On Ash Wednesday, the official start of the Lenten season, is usually a mass gathering at many Catholic churches.
  — Candice Avila-Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2021
• This year, Ash Wednesday fell on Wednesday, February 22.
  — Maria Carter, Country Living, 16 Mar. 2023
• Every year, the celebration begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts about six weeks before ending on Maundy Thursday.
  — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 17 Jan. 2024
• Instead, they are appropriately gathered at the church and incinerated to create the ashes that will be used in the follow year's Ash Wednesday observance.
  — Katarina Avendaño, Good Housekeeping, 28 Feb. 2023
• Francis, 86, could be heard coughing repeatedly during Ash Wednesday services earlier this month.
  — Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024