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Recent Examples of weekend
Fyre Festival was supposed to be an elaborate, weekend-long music festival in 2017, but its meltdown went viral on social media, as attendees documented makeshift tents and meager food offerings.
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Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
Plus eight more weekend-fun ideas from Times listings coordinator Matt Cooper.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022
This winter, the team will sponsor a growing, weekend-long pond hockey tournament in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
—Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Nov. 2021
Not many players in this field had experienced a multi-weekend run.
—Chad Lindskog, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Mar. 2021
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Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
Plus eight more weekend-fun ideas from Times listings coordinator Matt Cooper.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022
This winter, the team will sponsor a growing, weekend-long pond hockey tournament in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
—Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Nov. 2021
Not many players in this field had experienced a multi-weekend run.
—Chad Lindskog, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Mar. 2021
See All Example Sentences for weekend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weekend
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The California attorney general’s report noted that Imperial, which is operated by MTC, failed to give comprehensive health screenings to most inmates interviewed by investigators, and that only one part-time physician worked there at the time of the site visit.—
Rob Kuznia,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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Katherine worked in private practice as a licensed clinical social worker and also part-time at the clinic Amae Health to provide community outreach, family support groups, peer support and psychotherapy.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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The election took place amid a surge in violent crime and corruption that has fueled widespread discontent among voters, who largely view candidates as dishonest and unprepared for the presidency.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 May 2026
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Peter isn’t just unprepared to care for a child; the idea of children is almost alien to him.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Take its internal golf academy, which now provides group lessons and open days for the curious yet uninitiated.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
16 May 2026
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The hungry yet uninitiated may enter the new 1986 Steak House, glance around and wonder whose likeness that is on the wall.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Weekend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weekend. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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