How to Use Memorial Day in a Sentence

Memorial Day

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  • The boat house is open Memorial Day to Labor Day and offers rentals.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024
  • The number of ocean rescues since Memorial Day is up 400% compared to last year, officials said.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
  • That could be because Memorial Day is at the end of May.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Best of all, this three-pack is 28 percent off ahead of Memorial Day.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, womenshealthmag.com, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Thirty-one of their first 56 games through Memorial Day will be played at home.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Take a page out of Turner's book and don't wait until Memorial Day to wear white jeans.
    — Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2023
  • After the sharp gains of the past three weeks, a pullback is likely before Memorial Day.
    — Tom Aspray, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The beach is normally closed in April and doesn’t open until Memorial Day.
    — Michael Wilson, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Fuller said the goal is for this portion to reopen before Memorial Day.
    — The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The city-run spray parks are open every day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.
    — Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 3 July 2024
  • In that attack, which happened over Memorial Day weekend in San Clemente, a shark knocked a surfer from their board.
    — Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
  • Planning a last-minute spring break trip or a Memorial Day getaway?
    — Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Shop the best furniture sales below, and check out all the Memorial Day savings here.
    — Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
  • Most splash pads in the area are open Memorial Day through Labor Day, and are generally free of charge.
    — Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2023
  • The spring breakers are gone, and summer travel doesn't come in hot and heavy until Memorial Day.
    — Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The season of white jeans is here — upgrade your old pair ahead of Memorial Day and shop more stylish options below.
    — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Her husband found Baker wounded in the driver’s seat of a car on Memorial Day 2020.
    — Aria Jones, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • On Memorial Day that year, Bowden bought him a small houseplant for his window.
    — Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Some days are obvious—like Memorial Day and the 4th of July—while others are a bit more obscure.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The fire comes with Memorial Day — seen as the unofficial start of summer — about a month away, and the pier is a star attraction for Oceanside.
    — San Diego Union Tribune, Orange County Register, 26 Apr. 2024
  • The beach — which closed initially in 2020 after at least four drownings there — is set to reopen around Memorial Day.
    — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Around Memorial Day, trim the plant, transplant it to a slightly larger container with good drainage and move it outdoors for the summer.
    — Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Easy enough for any hot summer day and pretty enough to serve at a 4th of July or Memorial Day party, our red, white, and blue popsicles are worth the risk of a red tongue.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The men later gathered in San Francisco over Memorial Day to finish up the framework deal.
    — Alan Blinder, New York Times, 17 June 2023
  • The active weather pattern continues into the Memorial Day weekend, but there will be breaks in the rain.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
  • Three Minnesotans were killed over the Memorial Day weekend in Kansas when a driver crossed over the center line and struck their vehicle head on.
    — Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 9 June 2024
  • Princess Kate was also meant to visit the synagogue, with the stop planned to coincide with Holocaust Memorial Day.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Miners at the Freedom Mine first discovered the tusk over Memorial Day weekend.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Remembering wars, and those who fought in them, is left to Memorial Day and other more solemn occasions.
    — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2023
  • Maybe Miami Beach, which had its own unruly scene every year over Memorial Day weekend, could learn a thing or two.
    — Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024

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