How to Use Armistice Day in a Sentence

Armistice Day

noun
  • The day became known as Armistice Day.
    — Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
  • That day – in a horrible twist of fate – turned out to be Armistice Day.
    — J. Alexander Navarro, The Conversation, 6 July 2020
  • The day that honors those who served began in 1919 as Armistice Day.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The war would end that November, but that was by no means evident in the months leading up to Armistice Day.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Arji Manuelpillai, was read during the Armistice Day Service.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Armistice Day is Britain's equivalent of Veterans Day.
    — Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
  • In the wake of these wars, Armistice Day was renamed Veterans Day in 1954.
    — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 10 Nov. 2022
  • It was initially known as Armistice Day, and honored veterans of World War I.
    — Addy Bink, The Hill, 23 Aug. 2025
  • The day of remembrance was changed from Armistice Day to Veterans Day in 1954.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Other members of the British royal family also marked Armistice Day on social media.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The day continues to be known as Armistice Day throughout some European countries, including France.
    — Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Veterans Day arose from Armistice Day, a holiday held annually to mark the end of World War I.
    — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2025
  • When Armistice Day became a federal holiday in 1938, many states had already begun observing it.
    — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2025
  • When Armistice Day became a federal holiday in 1938, many states had already begun observing it.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
  • During the Armistice Day appearance for which the BBC apologized, the princess observed a moment of silence and laid a wreath with a handwritten note.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
  • The event marked the centennial of Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day, which is the anniversary of the end of fighting in World War I.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Armistice Day – also known as Remembrance Day – commemorates the end of World War I and has become a day to remember all those who have lost their lives in conflict.
    — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
  • The organizers of Birmingham’s parade have long said the celebration is the country’s oldest, which dates back to 1919 when the holiday was known as Armistice Day.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw | [email protected], al, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Canada’s Remembrance Day equivalent is Armistice Day, also November 11.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
  • In November, to connect with the peaceful message of Armistice Day, when many Brits traditionally wear red poppy pins, protesters this year passed out white poppy pins, to commemorate victims of all wars.
    — Anna Furman, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The Princess's appearance at Armistice Day is a significant one; People notes that the ceremony is typically only attended by blood royals on behalf of the royal family.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Middleton’s attire for Tuesday’s Armistice Day Service of Remembrance merged two consistent elements of the British royal’s style — rewears and references to royal family members.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The British national broadcaster sparked viewer complaints after the BBC News channel failed to use the title Catherine, Princess of Wales, during a live broadcast on Armistice Day.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025
  • On Tuesday, she is set to continue the commemorations with a visit to the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire for a Service of Remembrance marking Armistice Day.
    — Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The Princess of Wales made her first appearance at the Armistice Day Service of Remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum on November 11, leading the nation in a two-minute silence before laying a wreath on behalf of the royal family.
    — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
  • One of those moments, ironically, came very recently, as Middleton marked Armistice Day on Tuesday, November 11, by attending a Service of Remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 Nov. 2025
  • This is a yearly event, held on the second Sunday each November — the nearest to the 11th of that month, Armistice Day, which marks the anniversary of the end of the First World War in 1918 and is also known as Remembrance Day in the United Kingdom.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The Princess of Wales represented the royal family solo at Armistice Day Service of Remembrance at The National Memorial Arboretum, in Staffordshire, England, on November 11, 2025.
    — Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025

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