How to Use Holy Thursday in a Sentence

Holy Thursday

noun

• The holy day also arrives after the 40-day Lenten season, which ends on the evening of Holy Thursday.
  — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
• The Lenten season is a 40-day period of prayer, fasting and self-discipline for Christians ending on the evening of Holy Thursday.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
• Francis has long prized the Holy Thursday service as a ritual of repentance and service.
  — Nicole Winfield, Star Tribune, 1 Apr. 2021
• This version of green gumbo, teeming with meats, has been a Holy Thursday tradition at Dooky Chase’s for generations.
  — Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 28 Dec. 2020
• Additionally, bond markets will close early on Holy Thursday (April 6).
  — Marie Milano, Country Living, 7 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024