How to Use Boxing Day in a Sentence

Boxing Day

noun
  • Here's what to know about Boxing Day.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Ramsey’s encouraging upturn in form can be traced back to Boxing Day.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The docuseries debuts its first two episodes today, with the next two coming in a week and the final two on Boxing Day.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Volume two, with the next three episodes, drops Boxing Day, and the finale on New Year’s Day.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
  • In the days before e-commerce, Boxing Day marked the first day of the post-Christmas sales period.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Nathan Lyon tore a hamstring, an injury which is likely to rule him out of the Boxing Day Test.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
  • The best current deals While Black Friday is behind us and Boxing Day is yet to arrive, there are still some deals to be had.
    — Chris McMullen, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Their record only turned due to a defeat at Stamford Bridge, having beaten Chelsea on Boxing Day.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Boxing day sales The answer, surprisingly enough, is that Boxing Day sales are the next best sales after Black Friday.
    — Chris McMullen, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Nuno’s side will kick-start a busy December with a trip to Sheffield United and will be at home on Boxing Day against Norwich City.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • Two days after the robbery — on Boxing Day — police chased the suspect vehicle through Berkeley, but the driver got away, authorities said.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Boxing Day is an an official bank holiday in Britain, Canada, New Zealand and most of Australia.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Manchester United’s home game against the Magpies kicks off the Gameweek 18 fixture list at 8pm on Boxing Day.
    — Holly Shand, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
  • However, compared to Black Friday, when companies offer discounts on a wide range of products, Boxing Day sales tend to be a little different.
    — Chris McMullen, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2025
  • However, two wins in seven followed, culminating in a bizarre Boxing Day home match against Sheffield Wednesday, where a three-goal half-time lead became a 3-3 draw.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • This may force Charles, who is battling an undisclosed form of cancer, to cancel the traditional Boxing Day shoot, which is described as a central part of the royal family’s holiday plans.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Evolution of Boxing Day While the holiday had its roots in giving back to the poor, like many modern celebrations, it's shifted and become more associated with shopping and sports.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Boxing Day, observed in Britain, Canada, and beyond, is a celebration believed to have originated in Victorian times.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Prime Day After the Boxing Day/New Year sales, the next big sale will be Amazon's Prime Day sale which, despite the name, lasts several days.
    — Chris McMullen, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2025
  • One photo, posted by son Rob Farnham on Facebook, showed the singer seated at a table surrounded by family on Boxing Day, smiling alongside his wife, Jill.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 27 Dec. 2025
  • That period ended on Boxing Day, but Shell's thinking is unlikely to have changed — not least because BP's share price has rallied by 25% since Shell ruled out an offer.
    — Ian King, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Given the fleet of 142 boats is scheduled to set out from Sydney Harbour at 1pm on Boxing Day, there is no such thing as a relaxing family Christmas for those taking part.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
  • For a second, the iconic Boxing Day game in Melbourne, to end similarly is careless in the extreme and took the gloss off England’s first win in any Test in Australia for 15 years.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
  • But Alan Pardew’s winless league run of 14 games — from Boxing Day 2015 until April 2016 — did not end in relegation thanks to the team’s strong start.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Marco Silva's men earned a 2-1 victory at the Bridge on Boxing Day 2024, marking Fulham's first win at the ground since 1979 in the process.
    — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • As things stand with a dozen matches still to play, Wednesday are on course to finish the season with a minus points total, seven of the 18 points deducted for breaches of financial rules last autumn yet to be reclaimed by a team who have scored just twice since Boxing Day.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Wrexham do, at least, finish on home soil against Bristol City, while Christmas is relatively kind, certainly in terms of distances covered with Boxing Day bringing a trip to Stoke City, followed by home games.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • On Boxing Day in 2023, St James’ Park provided the stage for Nuno Espirito Santo to secure a landmark moment early in his tenure.
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Relegation being confirmed at the home of their bitter Steel City rivals United was a bitter pill to swallow for supporters who have dined out for decades on their own momentous derby win, known locally as the Boxing Day Massacre.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Struber also went to Austria earlier in the week to see his family, returning to Bristol on Christmas Day for a training session 24 hours before the Boxing Day game at West Brom.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026

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