Sentence examples for Easter from inspiring English sources
The word 'Easter' is correct and commonly used in written English
You can use the word 'Easter' to refer to the Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is also used to refer to the time period in which this holiday takes place, usually in the spring. Example: "Every year, my family gathers for a traditional Easter dinner and we exchange Easter eggs."
noun
A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Christ; the first Sunday following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, neither earlier than March 22 nor later than April 25.
- We spent each of the past five Easters together as a family.
The Garden of Remembrance commemorates those who died in the 1916 Easter Rising and later the War of Independence against the British.
This may sounds hellish to British students who are used to a month off at Easter and Christmas - in the Netherlands you get a maximum of two weeks off for these holidays.
Some people hide Easter eggs on Easter Sunday.
Hot-cross buns are abundant at Easter time, and this year I've put a twist on this seasonal bake.
Last Monday, the Hungarian parliament passed a new "fundamental law", today the country's president will sign what some observers call the "Easter constitution" – and what many critics see as a clear departure from shared European standards for liberal democracy.
David Cameron will doubtless depart from his political career next month with the bare minimum of a few lucrative company directorships and a kiss-and-tell book deal, so long as that police horse, Raisa and the lamb he cuddled at Easter can be persuaded to ditch their own competing publications, both currently being ghostwritten from audiotapes by the Financial Times's Ben Thompson.
As no one at Easter Road needs reminding, 1902 was the last year the Scottish Cup was won by Hibs.
After a positive start from Ally McCoist's Rangers – who had been heavily criticised for losing the Ramsdens Cup final to Raith Rovers at Easter Road last Sunday – goals from midfielder Stuart Armstrong and wide-man Gary Mackay-Steven put Dundee United two ahead before the Rangers defender Steven Smith pulled one back three minutes before the interval with a free‑kick.
Slipper said of a meeting he had with mining magnate Clive Palmer earlier this year: I do recall that Mr (Clive Palmerr mentioned to me at that time that about Easter last year, Mr Brough, accompanied by the Member for North Sydney, came to see Mr Palmer to ask him to fund James Ashby's legal fees with respect to the litigation which people listening would be aware of.
But, just two days after polling from Lord Ashcroft put Clegg two points behind Labour in the constituency, the visit also marked the beginning of a long Easter weekend of hard canvassing for the Liberal Democrat leader.
