red-letter
Example Sentences
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This was a red-letter day for Adelaide-born Head as he scored a stunning century in front of a packed crowd on familiar territory.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024
Saturday was a red-letter day for the history of art in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2022
“The eventual purchaser will be able to steward them into publication, which will be a red-letter day for Brontë scholarship,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2022
Normally he was a jovial man, with an impish sense of humor, but on that red-letter day he was clearly bummed.
From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2022
“This is a red-letter day,” my father agrees.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.