How to Use Diwali in a Sentence

Diwali

noun
  • Two days before the first day of Diwali through the third day of Diwali each year.
    — Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 2024-12-26
  • That shot during Diwali when the camera was swinging over the people, the crane broke.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 2024-03-12
  • Wednesday marked the first time ever that Indianapolis has hosted a Diwali event.
    — Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 2024-10-31
  • But a lot can change in a 12-hour flight — and Yash and Nikki decide to make this a Diwali to remember.
    — EW.com, 2023-11-24
  • In new play in India, and across several other markets, two films went head-to-head for the Diwali holiday.
    — Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 2024-11-03
  • The music: Dugar and her team have fine-tuned the restaurant’s playlist, which was the soundtrack for the Diwali dinner, over the past 10 years.
    — Mahira Rivers, New York Times, 2023-11-16
  • The city’s residents are used to a blanket of smog that blots out the sky and heralds the arrival of the Hindu festival of Diwali.
    — Vibhuti Agarwal, WSJ, 2023-11-08
  • There are so many ways to celebrate Diwali, also called Deepavali or the Festival of Lights.
    — Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 2023-11-01
  • Plus, there are the big holidays around the world, like Diwali, Eid and Christmas, which reliably translate into huge crowds and high rates.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 2024-01-07
  • Celebrating Diwali was an essential part of the curriculum and on birthdays, children would bring in national treats from home.
    — Lakeisha Goedluck, refinery29.com, 2023-06-22
  • Listen to a Diwali Story available online from Nov. 12 through 18.
    — courant.com, 2020-11-05
  • With Diwali having just passed and Thanksgiving on the horizon, the holiday season is officially here.
    — Averi Baudler, People.com, 2024-11-01
  • The actual significance of Diwali is good overcoming evil, and light dispelling darkness and ignorance.
    — Parizaad Khan Sethi, Vogue, 2023-11-07
  • One person shared their family's Diwali celebrations from earlier in the year, another talked about their favorite winter skiing spots, and some chose not to present at all.
    — Teresa Hopke, Forbes, 2024-12-16
  • This year, the main Diwali festivity falls on Sunday, November 12.
    — Prinita Thevarajah, Architectural Digest, 2024-10-31
  • During Diwali, originally a harvest festival, lamps are lit to celebrate the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.
    — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 2023-11-13
  • Vehicle emissions and fireworks set off during the Hindu Diwali festival add to the murk, and the results include coughs, headaches, flight delays and highway pileups.
    — Suman Naishadham, Fortune, 2023-06-09
  • Unlike Diwali, Tihar includes the worship of creatures, and Kukur Puja, on its second day, is dedicated to dogs.
    — Peter Guo, NBC News, 2024-11-02
  • Hindu and non-Hindu communities across the U.S. are celebrating Diwali this week.
    — Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 2024-10-31
  • Spells of rain last week cleaned up the air, but the respite was short-lived as air quality worsened again, aided by firecrackers set off over the weekend to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.
    — WIRED, 2023-11-13
  • His family would string holiday lights around their yard in late October or early November for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights that welcomes the new year.
    — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 2023-12-21
  • Shruti, who did not share her last name due to privacy concerns, said that her San Jose home was burglarized while her family was at a friend’s home to celebrate the Hindu festival of Diwali.
    — Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 2025-01-24
  • How is Diwali celebrated? Diwali celebrations begin by devotees deep cleaning their homes and surroundings to prepare for the goddess' arrival, as per Smithsonian.
    — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 2024-11-04
  • Other major events include celebrations for Diwali and Kwanzaa in October and December, respectively, as well as the North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025

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