How to Use Christmastime in a Sentence

Christmastime

noun
  • At Christmastime, cards from abroad were lined up on top of the shoe racks in the entranceway.
    — Hiromi Kawakami, The New Yorker, 2023-07-03
  • There used to be a parking lot, and at Christmastime it was filled with Christmas trees.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 2025-05-11
  • Just like the little boy did with them at Christmastime in 2023.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 2025-04-11
  • Bring it out at Christmastime to create these adorable reindeer cookies with candy eyes and noses.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2024-01-31
  • All three look to keep drawing audiences through Christmastime.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2024-12-22
  • The film is packed with pandemic-free, Christmastime touchstones.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 2020-12-09
  • The singer’s team-up with the legendary musician isn’t the only time she’s taken the stage this Christmastime.
    — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 2023-12-20
  • The unnamed calf is the hippo couple's third in the last 4½ years, the zoo said, and is the second born at Christmastime.
    — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 2024-12-28
  • That’s coming out at Christmastime, and my brother already shot it with Jack Black.
    — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 2024-03-08
  • His father was a New York police officer who brought bags of cash home at Christmastime.
    — Robert D. McFadden, BostonGlobe.com, 2023-09-10
  • But how did this Christmastime ritual get its alliterative name in the first place?
    — Ben Zimmer, WSJ, 2023-12-07
  • Now Christmastime lasts so long that the displays practically turn yellow.
    — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 2024-11-27
  • With time, Sledge said, things improved in small ways, including with efforts to keep the streets clean and to string lights at Christmastime.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 2025-02-13
  • He then got struck by a lightning bolt and died, but he is said to reappear in his scarecrow attire at Christmastime, preying on naughty children for food.
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 2024-12-13
  • Add Earthy Accents Let nature and design unite in down-to-earth decor, even at Christmastime.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 2024-02-28
  • There may still be some pumpkins languishing on doorsteps, but in the world of nail art, Thanksgiving is old news–Christmastime is here.
    — Georgia Day, Vogue, 2023-11-25
  • Data from flight aggregator and search site Kayak shows that prices for Christmastime flights are down 23% compared to a year ago.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 2023-11-16
  • The song has become a fixture of the holidays and an omnipresent anthem that properly ushers in Christmastime.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 2024-12-24
  • At the same time, the Florida park will debut its Christmastime fireworks, parade and themed character meet-and-greets.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 2024-11-02
  • Instead, it was pushed to Christmastime 2025 due to a grueling, two-year-long post-production process.
    — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2024-08-10
  • He wouldn’t be discharged until Christmastime, walked with a limp for months after that, and would struggle with his fresh physical deformities for years.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 2025-04-27
  • Duncan said Kernan was an avid Beatles fan and loved playing the bass guitar, dirt track racing and Christmastime.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2023-05-26
  • The Tree Trimmers meet for Easter egg hunts, gift exchanges, ornament painting events and a Christmastime tour that ends in a potluck dinner.
    — Dusty Parnell, Idaho Statesman, 2024-01-31
  • The impetus for that speech is Mary, whose full name, Mary Lamb, is an unspeakably tasteless joke to play on a grieving mother at Christmastime.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 2023-10-26
  • The Kardashian-Jenner family is known for going all out when Christmastime rolls around, with the decor spreading from room to room, lining the halls and even the bathroom.
    — Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 2024-12-24
  • Kohoutek, as it was named, wasn’t your everyday space rock, but rather a huge, unusually bright comet predicted to put on a dazzling display that would be visible to the naked eye around Christmastime.
    — Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 2023-12-04
  • With Christmastime officially in the rearview — and the wintry chill with it for the time being — warmer weather and rain are forecast to wash over New York City in the days leading up to the new year.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 2024-12-28
  • These flashy and twinkly options are varied: from botanical gardens that get a makeover for the Christmastime, to waterfront winter wonderlands (in cold and hot environments), to city streets that get dressed up for the occasion.
    — Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 2023-11-08
  • One of the Salvation Army's signature red kettles in the Valley received a Christmastime donation worth about $1,300 in the form of a gold coin.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 2024-12-27
  • The Norwegian Lutheran university is well-known for its choir, whose Christmastime concert is the feature of the annual Christmasfest, which also includes traditional Lutheran foods—like the delicious Lefse with lingonberry jam and less delicious gelatinous whitefish dish Lutefisk.
    — Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

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