How to Use Ramadan in a Sentence

Ramadan

noun

• For example, Ramadan is a holy month in the Islamic tradition, during which people refrain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset.
  — Jillian Kubala, Health, 9 July 2024
• The goal, the two Israeli officials said, was to reach a deal before the start of Ramadan.
  — Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
• In March, her two daughters — Maram, 9, and Shireen, 11 — went with a neighbor to buy treats for the end of the daily Ramadan fast.
  — Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 18 June 2024
• Roberge opened Riffraff in 2017 with co-founder Emma Ramadan, who is no longer involved in the business.
  — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
• Eid Mubarak, the end to Ramadan, will be marked this week, including today in some parts of the world, with the celebration of Eid al-Fitr.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
• Overnight prayers take place in all mosques around the world especially during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in large numbers.
  — Abeer Salman, CNN, 5 Apr. 2023
• Two of Maram’s uncles, Naseem and Ramadan, who were born deaf and mute, have been sheltering there with their families.
  — Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
• The length of Ramadan typically fluctuates between 29 and 30 days based on the year.
  — Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2024
• Palestinian Muslims give the eidiya — a gift of money — to female relatives and children on the Eid that marks the end of Ramadan.
  — Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2023
• On Wednesday, after more than two months of frantic efforts, Ramadan became one of the lucky ones to get permission to leave.
  — Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
• If no agreement is reached, Israeli leaders said an invasion would begin on March 10, the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
  — Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
• During Ramadan, which began March 10, adas polo is also a staple for breaking the fast.
  — Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
• The talks would mark the first time both Israeli officials and Hamas leaders joined the indirect negotiations since the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
  — Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2024
• During Ramadan, the kitchen ramps up its production to serve visitors to Jerusalem, from the West Bank and farther afield, serving more than 1,000 families a day.
  — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2023
• There's urgency to pause fighting before the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, a sensitive time for Muslims that begins this year around March 10.
  — Aya Batrawy, NPR, 23 Feb. 2024
• Negotiators face an unofficial deadline of the start of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan around March 10.
  — Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2024
• According to the city, the guidance also allows the call to prayer to be broadcast in the evenings during Ramadan, a month-long period of fasting and prayer for the Muslim community.
  — Celina Tebor, CNN, 29 Aug. 2023
• After fasting from sunrise to sunset for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, their nights are now spent clashing with protesters.
  — Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
• Together, the colleagues feasted at Ramadan and lighted candles for Hanukkah.
  — Jennifer Maloney, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2023
• This was especially common before the holy month of Ramadan, when a family of four can easily eat through six pounds of tuna.
  — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 3 July 2023
• Susan and her husband, Ramadan, both 73, live a quiet retired life in a suburb of Indianapolis.
  — Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
• The brothers are playing through Ramadan, observed by Muslims as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection and community.
  — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023
• Muslims are observing their holy month of Ramadan, which requires daytime fasting that is broken at sunset each night with a communal meal.
  — Greg Garrison | , al, 6 Apr. 2023
• The holy Islamic month of Ramadan has turned Pakistan’s worst economic crisis in decades into a battle for sheer survival as citizens die in food stampedes.
  — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2023
• Based on the Islamic lunar calendar, Ramadan’s date changes yearly.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
• This westside Turkish restaurant is a good choice any time of year, but especially so during Ramadan, when diners can break fast with the restaurant's special iftar buffet.
  — Brooke Viggiano, Chron, 31 Mar. 2023
• Palestinians said the barriers restricted their freedom to assemble during the holy month of Ramadan.
  — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 12 Oct. 2023
• An attack during Ramadan — which is timed to the lunar calendar and expected to start on March 10 — could be viewed as particularly provocative to Muslims in the region and beyond.
  — Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
• Should the war continue during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which could begin late Sunday, many fear a regional escalation, including in Lebanon.
  — Abby Sewell, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2024
• Zaman, moreover, attended a May 2019 event that Walz hosted for Ramadan, social media posts show.
  — Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024