How to Use yule in a Sentence

yule

noun
  • Indeed, the idea of a television yule log got its start there, too.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Ring in the most pun-derful time of the year with these jokes 'yule' really love.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Toy stores once ruled the yule, alongside the hobby and game stores that share the same retail sector.
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year and marks the beginning of yule.
    — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The January full moon is also known as ice moon, snow moon and moon after yule.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2020
  • Not to mention, having to decide whether or not to opt for a tree can really put a damper on the yule tidings.
    — Jess Safavimehr, House Beautiful, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Netflix has outfitted each yule log with Easter eggs for eagle-eyed fans.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Try Bûche de Noël, a traditional French yule log cake.
    — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Nick is a foundational yule war story, steeped within the arcane Norse legends.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Netflix is throwing three new virtual yule logs into its holiday streaming queue.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The celebrity chef’s go-to Christmas confection is buche de Noël, a traditional yule log cake.
    — Erin Clements, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
  • This meant that bonfires, yule logs and evergreen decorations were part of the festivities.
    — Bobbi Sutherland, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
  • This meant that bonfires, yule logs and evergreen decorations were part of the festivities.
    — Bobbi Sutherland, Fortune, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Decorate a yule log, search for hidden ones, and gather around the campfire for s’mores, cider, and a special wish-burning tradition.
    — Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 10 Dec. 2025
  • During the 12 days of Christmas, the yule log would continue to burn as families moved the tree further into the fire.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Though its origins are, fittingly, as fuzzy as the velvet that makes up the prettiest gift-bearing socks, the tale is certainly worth adding to every yule-time repertoire.
    — Vogue, 12 Nov. 2018
  • For a seasonal sweet treat with Parisian flair, try the traditional Bûche de Noël, the French version of a yule log cake.
    — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
  • In the late 19th century, French pastry chefs reimagined the disappearing yule log as an elegant cake.
    — Nicole Sours Larson, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Sure, your guests might be scratching their heads over the three layer pie/cake in front of them but all question marks will vanish with one bite of the toffee pecan pie, eggnog cheesecake and chocolate caramel yule log layer dessert.
    — Logan Sykes, Town & Country, 10 Dec. 2015
  • December has landed, and everything is immediately more yule; each day is somehow cinnamon-y and oven baked and powdered with sugar.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Just adding this yule log to our ever-growing list of the best things to buy at Sam's Club, including the rotisserie chicken, tires, croissants, and, yes, that sheet cake.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
  • That invitation included the offer to decorate the synagogue for the Christmas season with a yule tree.
    — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 24 Dec. 2017
  • Finish with a chocolate yule log or Christmas pudding with brandy sauce for a memorable Christmas Day celebration.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The holiday season often sees families gather around the TV set, whether to bask in the glow of a digital yule log or watch cheesy movies like Hot Frosty.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
  • If the multiple yule log videos on YouTube are any indication, curling up by a fire during the holiday season is the iconic cozy activity.
    — Carly Monardo, Bon Appétit, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Elevate the status of your annual holiday cookies or special yule tidings by delivering them in one of these elegant holiday gift boxes.
    — Sarah Lemire, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Rituals like burning a yule log and hanging a sprig of mistletoe were traditions practiced since Anglo-Saxon and Celtic prehistory.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Sufjan Stevens’ label, Asthmatic Kitty, is launching an official yule log that will be soundtracked by the musician’s many holiday songs.
    — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Many modern-day Christmas rituals, like decorating trees and burning yule logs, are derived from Winter Solstice traditions.
    — Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The Yule festival in German and pagan tradition is one of the oldest winter solstice celebrations in the world and includes burning a yule log—often the largest log a family could find—on the shortest and darkest day of the year.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024

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