How to Use Bastille Day in a Sentence
Bastille Day
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Happy Bastille Day, which is the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille in 1789.
—Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 July 2021
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The timbre of the suffrage story changed on July 14, Bastille Day, after a month of the charade.
—Alli Hartley-Kong, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Oct. 2020
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Here are a few ideas for planning your Bastille Day celebration at home.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 9 July 2020
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Russia’s war in Ukraine – central to last year’s Bastille Day celebrations – echoed in this year’s events as well.
—Angela Charlton and Youcef Bounab, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 July 2023
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The attack at the church also happened less than a half a mile from the site in 2016 where another attacker plowed a truck into a Bastille Day crowd, killing dozens.
—David Aaro, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2020
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Fittingly, the uprising was planned for July 14, Bastille Day.
—Marc M. Arkin, WSJ, 20 Mar. 2022
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Florczak, the mayor of Jouy-le-Moutier, said the increasing frequency of heat waves would mean that Bastille Day fireworks would likely no longer be a fixture in his city.
—Constant Méheut, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
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But that won’t stop the tower, nor the organizers of the Bastille Day celebration, who are asking for donations to complete more repairs and restoration.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
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The French government has banned firework sales ahead of Bastille Day celebrations as the country still reels from widespread anti-police riots.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 9 July 2023
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Save the real experimentation for Bastille Day or Groundhog Day when nobody will be looking.
—al, 13 Apr. 2022
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Roussel greeted constituents at a rock concert, joined a crowd gathered to watch the fireworks, dropped in on a house party and finally, the following morning, marched in a Bastille Day parade in the neighboring town Fresnes-sur-Escaut.
—Elisabeth Zerofsky, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
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Trump told Kelly about having wounded combat veterans in the Bastille Day military parade, according to the excerpt.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
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After returning from a trip to France, which included a Bastille Day celebration including a military parade, Trump wanted a parade of his own.
—Merdie Nzanga, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022
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Seasonal specials enhance the menu, particularly on Bastille Day (July 14), always a festive occasion here.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
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Celebrate Bastille Day while mingling with fellow entrepreneurs, executives, investors and French enthusiasts.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
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Today is Bastille Day, which celebrates the revolutionaries who stormed the political prison and armory in Paris, a physical manifestation of royal authority.
—Charles Hilu, National Review, 14 July 2022
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