How to Use holiday in a Sentence

holiday

1 of 2 noun
  • She'll have four weeks' holiday next year.
  • The stock market is closed tomorrow because it's a holiday.
  • We're planning on taking a holiday in the Caribbean.
  • July 4 is a national holiday in the U.S.
  • Want to bring back a piece of your holiday?
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 9 June 2026
  • What if a holiday could be felt more than it is seen?
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
  • This holiday side dish is good enough to serve any time of year.
    — Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
  • Just keep in mind that weekends and holidays tend to draw big crowds.
    — Abby Price, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
  • The fashion crowd and those who want to fall off the radar for their holiday.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Think of holiday prep like cooking a big meal.
    — Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
  • What will that first holiday without him be like?
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Take a look at your holiday gift wrap, gift bags, bows, and ribbons.
    — Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Easter can seem like a somber holiday.
    — Colin Fleming, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Fearing too much sugar is no way to eat on a holiday.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
  • Tokyo trading was closed for a holiday.
    — ABC News, 5 May 2026
  • The prince popped the question while the two were on holiday in Kenya.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 26 June 2026
  • Pull up a chair, and enjoy the wide range of holiday captions.
    — Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Wrap them up and give them as a holiday or housewarming gift.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Few holidays are as fun to plan as Halloween.
    — Ella Cerón, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Trump wants a gas tax holiday, but will Congress get on board?
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • The news comes just weeks ahead of a busy holiday travel season.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • One thing the soon-to-be dads can't wait to do is pass down holiday traditions.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Here's what to know about Chick-fil-A's holiday menu.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • But the main two things for me are that the venue is a classic British holiday camp.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023
  • More live shows are planned for holiday games and for postseason play.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Photos of the dogs, themed for holidays or events, line the hallways.
    — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
  • The spirit has strong notes of star anise and caraway, with a range of holiday spices.
    — Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Anyone could be on that holiday.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
  • And how are the two Christian holidays marked?
    — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Of course, that's not all Tariq the corn kid has on his schedule for the big holiday.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 June 2023

holiday

2 of 2 verb
  • She likes holidaying in the Caribbean.
  • The show features fall and holiday home décor items, accessories and food items.
    — Laura Groch, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Check out the video above to see what makes some of your faves’ holidays the Blackest celebration of all time.
    — Danielle Young, Essence, 24 Dec. 2019
  • The idea to host a triple whammy of a book signing fete came while the pals were holidaying in Sicily this summer.
    — Freya Drohan, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Who holiday special Joy to the World, now streaming on Disney+.
    — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The hot weather likely drew a few pesky and uninvited guests to holiday picnics this past weekend.
    — Suzanne Baker, Naperville Sun, 29 May 2018
  • Here’s how to outsource your way to holiday happiness in 2024.
    — Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Shaw caused outrage this week when a picture of him holidaying in Ibiza appeared across social media.
    — SI.com, 1 July 2018
  • Costa is currently believed to still be out holidaying in Brazil.
    — SI.com, 10 Sep. 2017
  • Belgian media said the 44-year-old woman was holidaying in Barcelona with her husband and sons.
    — Bloomberg.com, 18 Aug. 2017
  • That gives you all the more reason to visit Cannes during those book-end seasons outside of hot summer and holidaying winter.
    — Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The surge came, worse than imagined, with Americans determined to holiday their way through the new year like the pandemic didn’t exist.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Charles and his sons had been holidaying in Klosters just before the wedding and had posed for the annual photo call with the media, which none of them enjoys.
    — Penny Junor, Vanities, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Steve Paikin, a television host, told his fellow Canadians to holiday elsewhere.
    — The Economist, 5 July 2018
  • The two have over the years holidayed together in Siberia, with the Kremlin flaunting the photos of the two hiking and horse-riding together.
    — Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 13 May 2024
  • The stimulus measures include incentives for Thais to holiday in their country, as well as extra support for farmers, small businesses and the poor.
    — The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Weill, who had holidayed in the area since childhood, bought an old hotel on the site in 2016 and asked famed architect Philippe Starck to redesign it.
    — Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2023
  • He was also mocked for dressing his family in Bollywood garb on a trip to India, and holidaying on a private Caribbean island.
    — The Economist, 19 Apr. 2018
  • The tradition was started by Queen Elizabeth in 1988, meaning all of her grandchildren grew up holidaying at the beloved home.
    — Meredith Kile, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Rumours have been flying around regarding Ozil since the summer about a potential new girlfriend on the scene, when the pair were snapped holidaying together, and the latest images confirm those rumours.
    — SI.com, 17 Dec. 2017
  • In 2002, the girls were reported to be holidaying in Sardinia with Berlusconi’s daughter Barbara.
    — Owen Matthews, Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2014
  • For the world’s beleaguered airline industry, the measures give travelers yet another reason to think twice before taking to the skies and will probably end Britons’ plans of holidaying abroad this summer.
    — James Ludden, Bloomberg.com, 12 May 2020
  • The British royals had a splendid time holidaying with Spain's royal family at the Marivent Palace in August 1987.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Morrison returned home early from holidaying in Hawaii ahead of Christmas following the death of two firefighters and amid criticism his government was doing too little to address climate change and a country-wide drought.
    — NBC News, 29 Dec. 2019
  • Macey Ellison, 18, and her family, who were holidaying in Mallacoota, in the southeastern state of Victoria, took cover in a friend’s small boat for more than four hours as the fire threatened the town.
    — Rachel Pannett, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2020
  • Johnson, who knew Williams from their time with Wales, talked his countryman into the move to Forest from Anfield in the Greek sunshine as the pair holidayed together in 2022.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Vittorio, 12, holidayed amid modernist glamour in Tuscany with three generations of his industrialist family.
    — Sarah Thomas, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2023

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