How to Use gelt in a Sentence

gelt

noun

• The event, from 6 to 6:45 p.m., will include a chocolate gelt drop, Hanukkah treats and a gift for each child.
  — Brieanna J. Frank, The Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2021
• There were dancing pieces of gelt and, of course, a spinning dreidel dog.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Dec. 2017
• And there is one aspect of giving on Hanukkah that predates presents like AirPods and gift cards: gelt.
  — Rachel E. Greenspan, Time, 20 Dec. 2019
• Halloween has candy corn, Hanukkah has chocolate gelt, and Easter, of course, has Peeps.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 20 Apr. 2019
• There’ll be a fire show, music, activities for kids, and latkes, doughnuts and gelt.
  — Dallas News, 15 Dec. 2022
• The game is usually played for a pot of coins, nuts, gelt or other stuff, which is won or lost based on which letter the dreidel lands when it is spun.
  — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2021
• Have some extra gelt on hand for after, so everyone can be a winner.
  — Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 10 Oct. 2022
• Children will receive gift bags for each evening as well as chocolate Hanukkah gelt for everyone.
  — Kye Graves, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2022
• Foods cooked in oil, like potato pancakes and doughnuts, are eaten, and gifts of money — Hanukkah gelt — are given to children.
  — The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 23 Dec. 2019
• Price at time of publish: Varies Hanukkah gelt are chocolate coins wrapped in gold foil, often given to kids during the menorah lighting.
  — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2023
• In addition to lighting the menorah, Bass handed out dreidels and Hanukkah gelt to the children in attendance.
  — Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2017
• There will be music by cantor Yudi Cohen, children’s crafts, a bounce house, dreidels, gelt and treats such as doughnuts and latkes.
  — Dallas News, 17 Nov. 2022
• Revelers can also spin dreidel and play Connect 4 with Hanukkah gelt.
  — Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Dec. 2022
• There will be giant inflatables, arts and crafts, kids’ entertainment, food, a chocolate gelt drop from a fire truck and more.
  — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Pomerado News, 14 Dec. 2017
• Take part in the festival of lights and enjoy traditional holiday treats, plus arts and crafts, dreidels and gelt.
  — Mary Lou Cruz, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Nov. 2021
• At the firetruck gelt drop, local firefighters will shower attendees with chocolate coins.
  — Maya Homan, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2022
• Truly getting into the holiday spirit, the meal also comes with a set Hanukkah candles, chocolate gelt and candy dreidels.
  — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 3 Dec. 2020
• Some customs practiced are: preparing potato pancakes in oil, playing the game of dreidel, and giving children money (coins) called Hanukkah gelt.
  — The Rev. Ellin Dize, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 30 Nov. 2019
• Some customs practiced are: preparing potato pancakes in oil, playing the game of dreidel, and giving children money (coins) called Hanakkah gelt.
  — The Rev. Ellin Dize, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 19 Dec. 2020
• In Howard County, residents will mark the holy week with menorah lightings and family events featuring live music, a gelt (chocolate) drop and ice skating.
  — Katie V. Jones, baltimoresun.com, 29 Nov. 2021
• The few Hanukkah decorations — a meager assemblage of plastic menorahs and gelt — were relegated to a no man’s land between toys and men’s sportswear.
  — New York Times, 14 Dec. 2019
• Many of the event’s popular activities will return for 2017, including the gelt drop, where members of the West Hartford Fire Department drop chocolate coins to guests below.
  — Michael Walsh, Courant Community, 13 Dec. 2017
• That trickles down in history, and so gelt was distributed to Jewish children in order to distribute to their teachers, to give charity.
  — Rachel E. Greenspan, Time, 20 Dec. 2019
• Afterward, there are gifts for children, dreidel games, yummy chocolate gelt, and other merriment.
  — Holly Rizzuto Palker, Parents, 20 Aug. 2023
• Dior’s pressed highlighting compact and Tatcha's gilded lip balm sparkle like gelt, while Augustinus Bader's cult face cream gives skin an appropriately candlelit glow.
  — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2018

Last Updated: 24 Dec 2024