How to Use Juneteenth in a Sentence

Juneteenth

noun

• Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth, was able to see her home raised again on the lot were her childhood home was ravaged and burned.
  — Candi Bolden, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2024
• Texas adopted Juneteenth as a state holiday in 1980, and in recent years, all but three states had as well.
  — Jessica B. Harris, Southern Living, 13 May 2024
• During the Juneteenth weekend alone, 11 people were shot, including a 6-year-old boy who was wounded in the back of a car.
  — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
• These benches were installed on Juneteenth in 2021, which is the federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2024
• The event was held shortly before the country celebrated Juneteenth.
  — Malaika Jabali, Essence, 27 July 2023
• Opal Lee, a 97-year-old teacher and activist who campaigned to make Juneteenth a national holiday, also received a medal.
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 May 2024
• Toward the end of the trading week, which was shortened by the Juneteenth holiday, profit-taking in chipmaker stocks emerged, tempering the earlier gains.
  — Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2024
• In 1867, the Freedmen’s Bureau organized the first Juneteenth celebration in the capital.
  — Melissa Noel, Essence, 3 May 2024
• Opal Lee, an educator and activist who pushed to make Juneteenth a national holiday.
  — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 3 May 2024
• At an event celebrating Juneteenth in 2023, Lee said honesty and education about this country’s past are crucial.
  — Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 21 Feb. 2024
• Ford has rejected the union's quality of life proposals including a 32-hour work week or allowing members to have Juneteenth as a holiday.
  — Jamie L. Lareau, The Courier-Journal, 1 Sep. 2023
• From picking a fan’s wedding song to celebrating Juneteenth by wearing all Black designers, the globe-trotting tour continues to spark viral moments.
  — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
• Gloria and the council designated Juneteenth as an official paid holiday for city of San Diego employees earlier this year.
  — Dessa Kuritz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2023
• Maze also works with organizations such as Be More Green, an after-school program focused on eating healthy, on Juneteenth celebrations.
  — Alecia Taylor, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023
• As of Saturday, Juneteenth is also now recognized as an official state holiday.
  — Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA TODAY, 2 July 2023
• More great reads Oakwood’s Juneteenth celebration is a homecoming for Venice’s Black community.
  — Joel Rubin, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
• The flyer said the company had rejected all union profit-sharing, pension, job security, retiree pay increase and quality-of-life proposals except Juneteenth.
  — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2023
• Shootings permeated a Michigan splash pad, a Texas Juneteenth celebration and a Massachusetts car meetup, among other locations.
  — Dalia Faheid, CNN, 23 June 2024
• Later, a nonprofit called Juneteenth Inc. was established, and its mission expanded to providing educational opportunities for children.
  — Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024