Sentence examples for day originally from inspiring English sources

That was the whole point of Labor Day originally, and it still has a purpose.

Young Internet activists had organized a demonstration to coincide with Police Forces Day, originally intended to celebrate the police.

Holiday, (from "holy day"), originally, a day of dedication to religious observance; in modern times, a day of either religious or secular commemoration.

In the 7th century ce Pope Boniface IV established All Saints' Day, originally on May 13, and in the following century, perhaps in an effort to supplant the pagan holiday with a Christian observance, it was moved to November 1.

If St. Valentine's Day originally was for disaffected lovers, what better way for them to spend the day than drinking a wine named both for love and a saint, albeit an elusive one?

The practice of charging corporate executives for access to ministers emerged under David Cameron, with the "business day" originally priced at around £1,000 a head for a session with the former prime minister and chancellor.

The extension of the term by a few days from Monday, originally set as the final day, had been widely anticipated, as had the likelihood that the health care decision would be the last to be announced.

Although it is now known as the biggest shopping day in the US, the term "Black Friday" originally referred to very different events.

This was not the plan that Sister Norma, who turns 65 on Sunday, originally had for her life.

The Carnegie concert on Monday (originally scheduled for November but postponed because of Hurricane Sandy) was a reminder of what propelled the ensemble into chamber music stardom.

A news conference on Thursday, originally planned to publicize the tree's struggle, became a eulogy, mixed with snatches of political rhetoric.