How to Use Eid in a Sentence

Eid

noun
  • Phoenicia from the Eid family got its start more than 50 years.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 2024-12-19
  • If all goes well, a few days before Eid, my wife will give birth to our second child—one more reason to try to celebrate.
    — Zaina Arafat, The New Yorker, 2024-03-11
  • The holiday marking the end of Ramadan is called Eid ul-Fitr.
    — The Enquirer, 2024-03-07
  • Salwa Eid Nasr of Bahrain, who ran in the first heat, had the fastest time of the day (49.08).
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 2024-08-07
  • The last day of the fast, Eid al-Fitr, is one of Islam’s two official holidays.
    — Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 2024-03-09
  • In one room, children are learning about the Muslim holiday, Eid al-Fitr.
    — Jackie Mader, The Christian Science Monitor, 2024-10-15
  • The day after the end of Ramadan is called Eid al-Fitr, the festival of breaking the fast, which take places once the new moon is seen.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2025-02-28
  • The film released earlier this year during the Eid holiday frame and underperformed at the box office.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2024-08-30
  • The next day was Eid al-Adha, a Muslim holiday that is typically marked by feasting.
    — Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 2025-06-12
  • His relatives and closest advisers had hoped that he would be released for Christmas or for Eid al-Fitr in April.
    — Elian Peltier, New York Times, 2024-05-04
  • In fact, it is only brought out of the mud hut once a year for a single ceremonial playing during Eid, and only the balatigui is allowed to play it.
    — Eliot Stein, Rolling Stone, 2024-12-09
  • Its appearance ends Ramadan, the month of Shawwal, and the Eid al-Fitr festivities are started.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 2025-01-07
  • Amir Eid again manages to hold a mirror to the times, in 2015 reflecting the era’s political uncertainty.
    — Maha Elnabawi, Billboard, 2024-10-21
  • The orders came during Eid al-Fitr, a normally festive Muslim holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
    — Arkansas Online, 2025-04-01
  • Coming live from next month on the morning of Eid, the show will spotlight 1,500 worshippers at Bradford Central Mosque.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2025-02-27
  • The end of Ramadan Eid celebration also looks different depending on the facility.
    — Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 2025-03-30
  • The incident took place during Eid al-Fitr, the three-day Islamic religious celebration marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
    — Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 2025-04-01
  • While Eid was celebrated on Sunday in some parts of the world, India will celebrate the festival on Monday, the film’s second day at the box office.
    — Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 2025-03-31
  • Muslims who are not participating in the Hajj, or holy trip, typically observe Eid al-Adha starting June 6.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 2025-06-07
  • He’s credited as an associate producer of the 2023 short Eid Mubarak which was directed by Mahnoor Euceph.
    — Mckinley Franklin, Peoplemag, 2024-05-18
  • Roberto Eid Forest, the head of the local police, told reporters that investigators went to the suspect's home after the attack but did not provide additional information.
    — Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 2025-02-04
  • Elders have given accounts of bygone times when residents from various ethnic groups lived in harmony, even sharing gifts during religious celebrations for Eid and Christmas.
    — Nathaniel Bivan, Christian Science Monitor, 2025-05-27
  • While the economy may have benefited from interest rate cuts, government stimulus, and the Eid al-Fitr holiday season, analysts are divided over the outlook.
    — Grace Sihombing, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
  • On Saturday, a 14-year-old boy named Muhannad Eid died after being struck by an aid package from one of the several airdrops over Gaza, his brother, Muhammad Eid, said.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025
  • In countries with larger Muslim populations, Eid al-Fitr is considered a national holiday, closing schools, businesses, etc., and allowing families, neighbors and friends able to partake in the celebrations together.
    — Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 2024-03-08
  • Eid also earned the first Sylvia Rector Lifetime Achievement Award for Hospitality, an honor given in memory of the late Free Press restaurant critic who launched the Free Press' Restaurant of the Year program in 2000.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025

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