How to Use observance in a Sentence

observance

noun

• That’s the source of the modern observance of Halloween.
  — al, 31 Oct. 2022
• The observance will be live-streamed on the city’s Facebook page.
  — Kari Barnett, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Sep. 2021
• The last moment of silence came at 10:28 a.m., in observance of the fall of the North Tower.
  — Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2021
• The event is held in observance of the club's 75th anniversary.
  — Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2021
• The observance will take place in Normandy in June 2024.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 25 Jan. 2022
• Thank you in advance for your support and observance of the dress code.
  — Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 29 July 2023
• The site will be closed in observance of Memorial Day May 30 and May 31.
  — oregonlive, 10 May 2021
• The post office will be closed on June 19th in observance of Juneteenth.
  — Maggie Horton, Country Living, 19 June 2023
• The stock exchanges will be closed in observance of Good Friday.
  — CBS News, 1 Apr. 2021
• This text features the story of the Exodus along with prayers and songs to complete the observance.
  — Holly Rizzuto Palker, Parents, 17 Sep. 2023
• Held in observance of the club's 75th anniversary, the event will include hole in 1 prize, games and raffle.
  — Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2021
• The meaning and the content of any religious observance changes over time.
  — Alana Vincent, Time, 16 Dec. 2022
• While the bond market will close in observance, the stock market will remain open.
  — Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024
• Many will dip again Tuesday to mark the Pearl Harbor observance.
  — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2021
• Coretta Scott King, the wife of Dr. King, had a great idea in the year prior to the first observance of the federal holiday.
  — William Lambers, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2025
• Here’s a list of what’s closed, what’s open and what’s happening in observance of the holidays.
  — oregonlive, 8 Oct. 2021
• In observance of the new law, Turmelle was prevented from trying out for her school’s track and tennis teams at the start of the school year last month.
  — Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2024
• The holy month of Ramadan, a world wide observance of faith and charity, began April 12 and ends May 12.
  — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Apr. 2021
• According to Warner, one of the first observances took place in 1919.
  — Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 16 Nov. 2024
• As a result, many Christians will go to Church services and pray in observance.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2024
• In part, the goal is to open more public places and spaces to religious observance.
  — Jeffrey Toobin, CNN, 25 Apr. 2022
• In observance of the funeral, much of Bristol was closed.
  — Tanya Rivero, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2022
• After cutting up the deer, Bales and Casey sliced the heart and ate it fried in observance of a tradition that Bales, an avid hunter, grew up with.
  — Mead Gruver, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2022
• The yearlong observance, which starts in March and runs for 12 months, will spotlight the people, places and history of the county.
  — Donna M. Owens, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2023
• The stock market will be closed on Friday in observance of Good Friday.
  — Heard Editors, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2023
• The markets are closed on Friday in observance of Good Friday.
  — CBS News, 15 Apr. 2022
• The opening night will be held Sunday, Oct. 2, and was moved in observance of Yom Kippur so that all could attend.
  — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 21 Feb. 2022
• The Bastille Day observance will offer a $17.89 steak special and live music.
  — Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, 6 Aug. 2021
• What: There will be a Memorial Day Parade with an observance in front of the cemetery.
  — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2022
• Carter had been lying in repose in Atlanta, as part of six days of observances that began Saturday with a service at his boyhood home in Plains, Georgia.
  — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 27 Feb 2025