How to Use Columbus Day in a Sentence

Columbus Day

noun
  • Will banks be open on Columbus Day?
    — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Most schools will be closed on Columbus Day.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Will schools be open on Columbus Day?
    — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Will my trash get picked up on Columbus Day?
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Will my trash get picked up on Columbus Day?
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Will the stock market be open on Columbus Day?
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Will the stock market be open on Columbus Day?
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Some people may also receive a day off for Columbus Day.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Some people may also receive a day off for Columbus Day.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Aug. 2025
  • On Columbus Day, Carlos called.
    — Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Will supermarkets or big stores close on Columbus Day?
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Will supermarkets or big stores close on Columbus Day?
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Is Columbus Day always on a Monday?
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Is Columbus Day always on a Monday?
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Next year, Columbus Day will fall on October 12.
    — Addy Bink, The Hill, 12 Oct. 2025
  • From Memorial Day through Columbus Day, the shops are open seven days a week.
    — Betsy Groban, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The bond market was closed Monday due to the Columbus Day holiday.
    — Alex Harring,sarah Min, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Will the city of Milwaukee garbage pickup schedule change on Columbus Day?
    — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024
  • The bond market is closed Monday for the Columbus Day holiday.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Celebrating Columbus Day takes us a few decades back and not forward into the future.
    — Noé López, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Built in the 1930s, it was destroyed in the sixties after a huge storm rolled in on Columbus Day.
    — Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The United States Postal Service will be closed Columbus Day.
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The United States Postal Service will be closed Columbus Day.
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Who gets a day off on Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day?
    — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Zeldin and his wife were not home and had recently left to attend a Columbus Day parade in the Bronx when the shooting broke out.
    — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2022
  • What else is closed for Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples' Day?
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
  • What else is closed for Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples' Day?
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Is Columbus Day still a federal holiday?
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Is Columbus Day still a federal holiday?
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Yes, Columbus Day is a federal holiday.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 12 Oct. 2025

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