How to Use seder in a Sentence

seder

noun
  • Are there seders in Des Moines?
    — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Once the big seder is over, there’s still a week of meals to plan for.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2026
  • This is where the idea of having a seder just for kids sprang up.
    — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 24 Mar. 2025
  • In a corner was a small display of charred cups and dishes from the seder.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Alper said that the seder was very well received by attendees.
    — Randall P. Lieberman, Jewish Journal, 5 May 2017
  • Passover seders are festive meals at which the story of their exodus is told.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2018
  • The main event of the holiday, the seder, occurs during the first two nights.
    — Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Passover seders typically include a few songs here and there.
    — Steve Heisler, Chicago Reader, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Here, our favorite unleavened, grain- and bean-free recipes to make for your Passover seder.
    — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 22 Mar. 2017
  • Families hold a seder on the first and sometimes second night of Passover.
    — Sarah Gray, Time, 15 Mar. 2018
  • At these seders using the new haggadah, people would get into fistfights.
    — Julie Zauzmer, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2018
  • During the Passover seder, a piece of matzah called the afikomen is hidden and children are told to go and find it.
    — Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian, 26 Oct. 2017
  • What was it made of, the rabble that, instead of the paschal seder, dragged itself to Pilate’s court?
    — Maxim Osipov, The Atlantic, 16 May 2022
  • It's often served during seders and used in different forms during the week like for pizza and dessert.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Matzah is a major symbol of the Passover holiday and is part of the seder (dinner).
    — Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Horn recalls that the seder in the Torah is described as the Night of Watching.
    — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
  • But this is a holiday where a lot of thought is given to hearty dinners and bold wines, from the four cups at the seder to the brisket recipes.
    — Aly Walansky, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Passover seders will be held across North County starting Friday.
    — Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Almost immediately, the tablecloths in the room, which was still set up for the seder, caught fire.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Making light of the seder’s darker themes is a Passover tradition all its own, and Horn is on board with it.
    — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The irony is that due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s seder will have to be different from all other years.
    — James Deutsch, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2020
  • However, the sketch ended before the Passover seder even begins.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2021
  • There was a seder ceremony that occurred in the encampment.
    — Robin Abcarian, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • In the photo, Mason was sitting next to Penelope at the seder table.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
  • One such event is planned for Passover and will feature a seder attended by Jews and asylum seekers.
    — Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Oct. 2019
  • As with any big holiday meal, there is a lot to consider when choosing which Passover foods to include in your seder.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Our Black-Jewish Seder is one step in this ongoing journey.
    — Fabienne Perlov, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • A week before the seder, the chaplain got the green light from the ship captain to open it up to non-Jewish sailors who wanted to join.
    — Menachem Wecker, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The Telling is an invitation to find meaning in the ancient ritual meal that is the seder.
    — Bruce Abramson, National Review, 19 Mar. 2021
  • At Columbia and Yale, some came together for Passover seders mid-protest.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024

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