How to Use Columbus Day in a Sentence

Columbus Day

noun

• In the push to rename Columbus Day, Christopher Columbus himself has become a metaphor for the evils of early colonial empires, and rightly so.
  — Diego Javier Luis, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
• From Memorial Day through Columbus Day, the shops are open seven days a week.
  — Betsy Groban, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2023
• Zeldin and his wife were not home and had recently left to attend a Columbus Day parade in the Bronx when the shooting broke out.
  — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2022
• Celebrating Columbus Day takes us a few decades back and not forward into the future.
  — Noé López, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
• Open Saturdays, Sundays and Columbus Day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on weekdays by reservation only.
  — Dallas News, 10 Oct. 2022
• More than 100 cities have replaced Columbus Day altogether with the holiday.
  — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 8 Oct. 2023
• The day is also nationally recognized as Columbus Day, which has been viewed as controversial across the country in recent years.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
• The commemoration of Native American history and culture is now federally recognized alongside Columbus Day, which has been historically observed on the same day.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024