How to Use birthday in a Sentence

birthday

noun
  • Today is his 21st birthday.
  • The company just celebrated its 50th birthday.
  • Her birthday is September 30th.
  • So fun for gifts and birthdays.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
  • That’s one heck of a birthday present.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Their birthdays are two days apart.
    — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • My best friend was banned a few months ago, on her birthday.
    — Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
  • My mom just passed, and her birthday was, like, five days ago.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026
  • My birthday is a few days after the new year.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The day would have been his 44th birthday.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • Also, who wants to do math on their birthday?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
  • One of his birthday presents from his mother?
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
  • One of his birthday presents from his mother?
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
  • It should be noted that this was an adult's birthday lunch.
    — Devonne Goode, Parents, 6 Oct. 2025
  • His birthday would have been on March 5.
    — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Ivy and her twin sister’s fifth birthday was in six days.
    — Laura Bauer june 2, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
  • Frankly, this ruined my birthday for me for the next forty years.
    — Gaby Iori january 27, Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Laughed with my friends and put on a pretty dress for a friend’s birthday.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
  • This easy recipe is the most adorable way to surprise your friends on their birthdays.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Myla Mae sees all her birthday gifts at home.
    — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Her death came two days after her 2nd birthday.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
  • On his birthday, Sorrell drew a walk in his fist bat.
    — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Next month, Patrick will mark his own 30th birthday.
    — Nicholas Rice, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Ryan Coogler sends the cast flowers for their birthdays.
    — Kemi Alemoru, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2026
  • That standard works when your uncle cuts you a birthday check.
    — Pamala Wiepking, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The kid wore birthday glasses and shook his head at each shot, blushing.
    — Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • This birthday card is perfect for Posty fans and lovers of a good pun alike.
    — Tim Chan, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Cheers to us and happiest of birthdays to you ❤.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • My own child had a birthday recently, his third.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In front of the pizzeria where you are taken on your birthdays, your dad lunges.
    — Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025

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