How to Use holy day in a Sentence

holy day

noun
  • Here’s what to know about the holy day.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • This year the holy day and the day for lovers are on the same day.
    — Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Attending mass on a high holy day is very much part of the job.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The rain didn’t interrupt the strict rhythms of the holy day.
    — Ismail Ibrahim, Curbed, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The holy day marks the beginning of Lent.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The holy day got its name from the ashes placed on the believers' foreheads in the shape of a cross.
    — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2026
  • During the holy day, some churches mark the foreheads of worshippers with an ash cross.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Is Ash Wednesday a holy day of obligation?
    — Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
  • For Muslim women, henna is another way to dress up for the holy day.
    — Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • It is believed that a person who dies on this holy day is viewed as a tzaddik, a person of exceptional righteousness.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Ash Wednesday is a holy day of reflection and repentance in the Christian faith.
    — Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Ash Wednesday is a holy day of reflection and repentance in the Christian faith.
    — Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
  • No mother, no child, no human being should ever spend Christmas—or any holy day—paying a price for believing.
    — Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, and is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian cultures.
    — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The holy day also arrives after the 40-day Lenten season, which ends on the evening of Holy Thursday.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
  • On Friday, none of the detainees showed up for trial because Friday is Islam's sabbath or holy day.
    — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Last week on Ash Wednesday, a reverend attempted to provide care and impose ashes on the holy day of prayer, but was denied access.
    — Aki Nace, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The holy day commemorating the biblical story of the arrival of the three wise men bearing gifts, marks the end of the Christmas season.
    — Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The holy day is observed across the globe, but contrary to popular belief, Lent is not exclusively observed by Catholics.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The holy day serves as a day of gratitude to Allah for the spiritual discipline achieved during the holy month of Ramadan.
    — Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations.
    — Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Ahmad is an avid tennis player and has often had to contend with matches scheduled on Eid al-Fitr, the holy day that marks the end of Ramadan.
    — USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Of course, Christmas is really about the birth of Jesus Christ, and one of the most important holy days in the Christian faith.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Every year, on the holy day of Asura, the Shiite commemorate Hussein’s sacrifice.
    — Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2015
  • The holy day brought a number of alumni to the campus that weekend – former students on active duty with the IDF, who happened to bring their weapons.
    — Eben Brown, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2023
  • That this insiders’ account of Cypress Hill arrives on April 20, cannabis culture’s high holy day, shouldn’t come as a surprise.
    — Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Fridays are holy days of rest in the Middle East, but today the region braces itself for the awful possibility of broader conflict.
    — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Pope Leo also offered special blessings for Christians in the Middle East spending holy days in the middle of the conflict.
    — John Odenthal, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Yom Kippur, the most solemn and holy day in the Jewish religion, begins at sundown Tuesday and ends at sundown Wednesday.
    — Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Community and collaboration are part of our work culture, so leadership encourages our teams to share holy day meals together several times a year.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026

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