Whit Monday
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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I remember lying awake for hours on the morning of Whit Monday, eager to put on the gorgeous dress, which, that year, was deep pink overlaid with white lace.
From The Guardian • Jul. 13, 2012
Well, it was Whit Monday, my wife had a party of her friends to coffee, and the buzz and hum of female voices--which I could hear through double doors--drove me out.
From Barbarossa and Other Tales by Heyse, Paul
In 1792 two annual fairs were held, one on Whit Monday, the other on the 10th of October; and a market was held every Saturday.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various
A visit on Whit Monday afternoon when no one is at home! but so one stumbles on from one discrepancy to another.
From Barbarossa and Other Tales by Heyse, Paul
Whit Monday was a hard day for me.
From Windyridge by Riley, W.
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