How to Use Holy Week in a Sentence

Holy Week

noun

• The holiday is apart of Holy Week, which leads up to Easter Sunday.
  — USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
• The chapel will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day during Holy Week for personal reflection and prayer walk on the path and lawn near the chapel.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2023
• And so would be, especially during Holy Week, the place of Jews today.
  — James Carroll, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
• Saint John’s will hold services all week during Holy Week leading up to Easter.
  — Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2024
• Easter marks the last day of the Holy Week, which consists of several days that each carry their own significance.
  — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2023
• Easter marks the last day of the Holy Week, which consists of several days that each carry their own significance.
  — USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
• Adding insult to injury, the hospital cut ties with the priests just before Holy Week, the most sacred week in Christianity ahead of the Easter holiday.
  — Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2023
• Biden laughed and did not answer when asked if the indictment was politically divisive and will spend the rest of Holy Week on vacation.
  — Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner, 7 Apr. 2023
• The demand for sotol was so high that production never stopped, except during Holy Week; people would camp outside the distillery, awaiting the next batch.
  — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 11 July 2023
• The migrants described the march as a traditional annual protest related to Holy Week, and those at the front carried a white cross, as others have done in previous years.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 2 Apr. 2022
• The service marked the beginning of Holy Week, the most sacred week in the church’s calendar as Christians around the world prepare to celebrate Easter, and his decision to skip the homily, or reflection, was a surprise.
  — Christopher Lamb, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
• Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, known for performances that will move you to tears, is once again placing his musical prowess on display for Holy Week.
  — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 2 Apr. 2023
• In Playas de Tijuana, Holy Week celebrations brought hundreds of colorful umbrellas to the beach and the sounds of banda and norteño music across the sand, the border fence serving as a constant background.
  — Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
• Capirotada is usually served at room temperature on Easter Sunday, but many serve it throughout Holy Week.
  — Janelle Davis, CNN, 6 Apr. 2023
• Easter pilgrimages, meanwhile, are beloved among Catholic travelers wanting to see the Vatican — but their popularity also means that prices will be higher and crowds larger during Holy Week than during the rest of the spring.
  — Rocky Casale, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2023
• The country’s national security council met Monday, and decided to increase security around Holy Week observances leading up to Easter this weekend.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2024
• During that first Holy Week, He was arrested, unjustly tried, humiliated, beaten unmercifully and lastly, crucified between two thieves.
  — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Sep 2024