How to Use Hanukkah in a Sentence

Hanukkah

noun
  • Light up your menorah with these brilliant Hanukkah candles.
    — L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 2023-09-19
  • Christmas and Hanukkah — presents and several days off.
    — Bryan Walsh, Vox, 2024-07-01
  • Kate Hudson enjoyed a special start to Hanukkah with two of her kids.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 2023-12-11
  • The night was filmed, with a new performance video released each of the eight nights of Hanukkah this week.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 2022-12-24
  • The date on which Hanukkah falls is based on the Jewish calendar and changes every year.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 2023-07-14
  • Several years ago, my son received an iPad as a Hanukkah gift from his grandparents.
    — Lawrence D. Sprung, Founder and Wealth Advisor At Mitlin Financial, CNBC, 2025-02-20
  • Midway through Hanukkah, his parents arrived in the United States to join him.
    — Megan Greenwell, WIRED, 2023-06-27
  • The holiday the researchers focus on is not Christmas or Hanukkah.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2024-12-17
  • But the more historic recounting of the Hanukkah story is told in the Book of Maccabees.
    — TIME, 2023-12-11
  • History of Hanukkah There’s nothing wrong with getting fancy or staying plain with latkes.
    — Kathleen Purvis, Charlotte Observer, 2024-01-31
  • Wishing you all a merry Christmas, a happy Hanukkah, and an incredible new year.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 2024-12-17
  • Marking the start of Hanukkah, the ceremony brought pride, hope and traditions to Clubhouse 1.
    — Anita Gosch, Orange County Register, 2024-01-07
  • Together, the colleagues feasted at Ramadan and lighted candles for Hanukkah.
    — Jennifer Maloney, WSJ, 2023-10-28
  • The message came at 4:28 p.m. on a Wednesday, seven days before Christmas and Hanukkah.
    — Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 2025-01-19
  • Select: Online Shopping, Simplified Hanukkah starts in a week.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 2023-12-01
  • During Hanukkah, the festival of lights, Jewish families light a candelabra known as a menorah every night for eight nights.
    — CNN, 2023-11-29
  • There’s the cookie swap with friends, the office pizza party, the Hanukkah latke extravaganza, and too many family brunches.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 2023-11-29
  • The pair — who started dating in June 2023 — celebrated the first night of Hanukkah together last year.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 2025-02-14
  • But it will be replaced in time for Hanukkah, and with a menorah that is taller, stronger and brighter, according to Rabbi Chalom Boudjnah, who runs the house.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2023-11-25
  • Now with the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Orantes’ feelings around Hanukkah have become complicated.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 2023-12-20
  • As for the Jewish community, Hanukkah is currently underway, a time when some are lighting candles in Woll's honor.
    — Gabrielle Dawson, CBS News, 2023-12-13
  • The film follows Rachel, an editor at a book-publishing company who gets stuck in a time loop, à la Groundhog Day, on the seventh night of Hanukkah.
    — Haley Strack, National Review, 2023-12-25
  • Even with Hanukkah already behind us, and Christmas and New Year’s still glittering on the horizon, it’s been hard to get into the holiday spirit this year.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 2023-12-18
  • The 12-piece Hanukkah box includes bonbons decorated with dreidels, the Star of David, candles, and other blue-and-white Hanukkah designs.
    — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 2023-11-22
  • Savor the Christmas anticipation with advent calendars that range from chocolates to beauty products, or ensure eight enjoyable nights of Hanukkah with these gift sets or menorahs.
    — Bellamy Richardson, wsj.com, 2023-09-29
  • While many observe holidays like Christmas or Hanukkah, others may choose not to participate in traditional holiday festivities.
    — Teresa Hopke, Forbes, 2024-12-16
  • At a menorah lighting ceremony in December in downtown Detroit for Hanukkah, family members of some of the hostages visited to share their stories with metro Detroiters.
    — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 2024-10-06
  • For those who celebrate Hanukkah, there’s a light blue Midnight Menorah print, Whichever one tickles your fancy, these styles are on major sale right now, with an additional 30% discount applied to many of the items at checkout.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 2023-10-27
  • Jewish author and illustrator Shel Silverstein and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg have also been featured on stamps, and the postal service has issued several stamps marking Hanukkah.
    — Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025

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