Christmas Eve

noun

: the day before Christmas : December 24

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Meanwhile, Arnold spent nearly 3½ months in the hospital after his near-death experience, finally sleeping in his own bed for the first time on Christmas Eve in 1974. Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025 Her deportation hearing is scheduled for Christmas Eve. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025 Laci Peterson disappeared from the couple's Modesto, California, home on Christmas Eve in late 2002. Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025 Jalen Allen was sitting in his little cousin’s basement on Christmas Eve of 2022, sneaking in a game of NBA 2K away from the noise of his aunt’s birthday party. Amelia Hurley, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Christmas Eve

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“Christmas Eve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christmas%20Eve. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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