How to Use Diwali in a Sentence

Diwali

noun

• Two days before the first day of Diwali through the third day of Diwali each year.
  — Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2024
• The music: Dugar and her team have fine-tuned the restaurant’s playlist, which was the soundtrack for the Diwali dinner, over the past 10 years.
  — Mahira Rivers, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• That shot during Diwali when the camera was swinging over the people, the crane broke.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
• But a lot can change in a 12-hour flight — and Yash and Nikki decide to make this a Diwali to remember.
  — EW.com, 24 Nov. 2023
• The sequence was planned fairly late in the day with a Diwali holiday release date locked.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Jan. 2024
• The city’s residents are used to a blanket of smog that blots out the sky and heralds the arrival of the Hindu festival of Diwali.
  — Vibhuti Agarwal, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2023
• Plus, there are the big holidays around the world, like Diwali, Eid and Christmas, which reliably translate into huge crowds and high rates.
  — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024
• There are so many ways to celebrate Diwali, also called Deepavali or the Festival of Lights.
  — Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 1 Nov. 2023
• Plus, there are big holidays around the world, like Diwali, Eid and Christmas, which reliably translate into huge crowds and high rates.
  — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
• The parting bite was coconut fudge finished with edible gold leaf, a nod to the Diwali rituals of eating sweets and giving gifts.
  — Mahira Rivers, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• Listen to a Diwali Story available online from Nov. 12 through 18.
  — courant.com, 5 Nov. 2020
• Wednesday marked the first time ever that Indianapolis has hosted a Diwali event.
  — Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024
• Spells of rain last week cleaned up the air, but the respite was short-lived as air quality worsened again, aided by firecrackers set off over the weekend to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.
  — WIRED, 13 Nov. 2023
• Vehicle emissions and fireworks set off during the Hindu Diwali festival add to the murk, and the results include coughs, headaches, flight delays and highway pileups.
  — Suman Naishadham, Fortune, 9 June 2023
• As Paul’s exuberant melodies combine with the boisterous throb of the Diwali riddim, listeners’ hips and waists acquire a sentience of their own, moving as if threatening to secede from the rest of the body.
  — Iva Dixit, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2023
• This year, the main Diwali festivity falls on Sunday, November 12.
  — Prinita Thevarajah, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
• With Diwali having just passed and Thanksgiving on the horizon, the holiday season is officially here.
  — Averi Baudler, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
• Celebrating Diwali was an essential part of the curriculum and on birthdays, children would bring in national treats from home.
  — Lakeisha Goedluck, refinery29.com, 22 June 2023
• His family would string holiday lights around their yard in late October or early November for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights that welcomes the new year.
  — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
• Unforgettable Diwali gifts from Wondergifts Each gift from Wondergifts is crafted to bring joy and excitement to the recipient.
  — Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
• Singham Again will be released during Diwali on November 1.
  — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
• Hindu and non-Hindu communities across the U.S. are celebrating Diwali this week.
  — Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
• During Diwali, originally a harvest festival, lamps are lit to celebrate the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.
  — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
• The actual significance of Diwali is good overcoming evil, and light dispelling darkness and ignorance.
  — Parizaad Khan Sethi, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2023
• The film released unusually on Sunday, Nov. 12, to coincide with India’s biggest festival Diwali.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Nov. 2023
• The film, which unfolds during the Diwali festival against a backdrop of political intrigue, is presented by industry veterans Ramesh Sippy and Zaheeda.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
• In the meantime, Sunny and her family are kicking off a series of Diwali celebrations this weekend, leading up to the official international celebration between October 31 and November 1 this year.
  — Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024