How to Use Fat Tuesday in a Sentence

Fat Tuesday

noun

• Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, falls on March 1 this year.
  — Kevin McGill, ajc, 11 Jan. 2022
• The term Mardi Gras only refers to the final day, also known as Fat Tuesday.
  — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 24 Jan. 2023
• Nord's is asking for at least 48-hour notice for an order, but there will be a limited number of King Cakes available for walk-in customers on Fat Tuesday.
  — Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 15 Feb. 2023
• In the years that followed, French travelers would come to the spot explicitly for Fat Tuesday celebrations.
  — Leah Silverman, Town & Country, 12 Jan. 2022
• Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the last day of indulgence allowed before the period of fasting and penitence.
  — al, 22 Feb. 2023
• The date for Fat Tuesday is calculated by counting back from Easter Sunday, which varies with a calculation involving the spring equinox and a full moon.
  — al, 2 Jan. 2023
• Mardi Gras Indians aren’t limited to parading on Fat Tuesday.
  — Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2023
• So entertaining, in fact, that social media is flooded with photos of the Fat Tuesday festivity every year.
  — Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2024
• Leading up to Fat Tuesday, many Chicago bakeries are hard at work taking orders, organizing ingredients and prepping dough for the impending rush.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2023
• Mardi Gras is one of the many worldwide celebrations that recognize Fat Tuesday—the last day before Lent, which historically was characterized by giving up meat, sweets and other delicacies.
  — Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2022
• Following the annual, time-old chicken run tradition and various krewe parades in early February, there are still plenty of ways to celebrate this year's Carnival season, and indulge in Fat Tuesday revelry.
  — Kayla Stewart, Chron, 10 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 15 Aug 2024