How to Use Thanksgiving Day in a Sentence

Thanksgiving Day

noun
  • Look for the Cowboys to get their third straight win on Thanksgiving Day.
    Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2024
  • Part one of the film is set for release on Thanksgiving Day weekend.
    Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
  • On Thanksgiving Day in 1990, my mom and dad got married.
    Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • She was found three weeks later on Thanksgiving Day, on the side of a highway around 150 miles from her home.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 July 2024
  • In 2019, a Thanksgiving Day event was called off ahead of another storm.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The couple announced the birth of their daughter the following week, just in time for Thanksgiving Day.
    Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
  • There was a flurry of calls and emails on Thanksgiving Day 2020, with Gebru asking if there was a way to keep her name on the paper.
    Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2023
  • The first launches on the streaming service on July 18, while the second will come on Thanksgiving Day.
    Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
  • The buffet chain with hundreds of locations in more than 40 states will be open on Thanksgiving Day.
    Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 24 Nov. 2022
  • But still, just like the relaxing breeze of the eastern shore oceans on Thanksgiving Day, Thurston found solace away from blue screens and in nature.
    Tonya Abari, Parents, 9 Mar. 2024
  • On Thanksgiving Day 1999, González, then six years old, shot to fame after he was rescued from the Florida straits.
    Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 6 Feb. 2023
  • In fact, the store is usually only closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
    Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping, 4 July 2023
  • The falling leaf design, for instance, would look great next to a cornucopia on Thanksgiving Day.
    Annie O’Sullivan, Woman's Day, 18 Aug. 2023
  • This easy corn pudding recipe is a Southern favorite for Thanksgiving Day.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Turn leftover turkey from Thanksgiving Day into a hearty hash the next morning.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Menu: For the catering, pick up and in-house menu available until Thanksgiving Day eve, there’s jerk chicken, rundown shrimp, jerk lamb chops and orange glazed yams.
    Dwight Brown, Essence, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The annual tradition each and every Thanksgiving Day is watching the great team sport the Lions and Cowboys play.
    Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 27 July 2023
  • Two more accusers stepped forward with lawsuits on Thanksgiving Day.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The father and daughter were reported missing on Thanksgiving Day in 2021.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024
  • The first Thanksgiving Day feast happened in 1621 with three whole days dedicated to the celebration.
    House Beautiful, 18 Aug. 2023
  • First up is a performance as part of the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
    Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 Nov. 2023
  • On Thanksgiving Day, Adobe said shoppers had spent another $5.6 billion, up 5.5% compared to last year.
    Haleluya Hadero, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The retail chain had a mini-parade in the parking lot with some familiar Thanksgiving Day characters.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2024
  • During his senior year in 1993, Louisville played Tulsa in the regular season finale on Thanksgiving Day.
    Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 8 Dec. 2022
  • But his most memorable pet was Yuki, a mutt the president’s daughter found wandering at a Texas gas station on Thanksgiving Day, 1966.
    Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The new capabilities are being tested on golf and other live sports, and could even enhance the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 22 July 2024
  • Though the women initially live parallel lives, their worlds collide on Thanksgiving Day.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 July 2024
  • Benford has been sidelined since sustaining an oblique injury on Thanksgiving Day.
    Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Jacobs was inspired to become a Cowboys cheerleader after watching the team play on Thanksgiving Day, a longtime tradition for the franchise.
    Richard Dunn, Orange County Register, 2 May 2024
  • Until that time, the intersection had been a traditional route for the annual parade on the Sunday before Thanksgiving Day.
    Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024

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