Explore Easter through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like easterly or wind. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Easter in a sentence
Related words
Easter meaning
- A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on the first Sunday (and Monday) following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, ranging in most of Western Christianity (such as Protestantism and Roman Catholicism) from March 22 to April 25, and in Eastern Christianity (such as the Coptic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) from April 4 to May 8.
- Eastertide (“the period from Easter to Whitsun”).
- Usually preceded by an inflection of make: the act of receiving the Eucharist during Easter.
Using Easter
- The main meaning on this page is: A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on the first Sunday (and Monday) following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, ranging in most of Western Christianity (such as Protestantism and Roman Catholicism) from March 22 to April 25, and in Eastern Christianity (such as the Coptic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) from April 4 to May 8. | Eastertide (“the period from Easter to Whitsun”). | Usually preceded by an inflection of make: the act of receiving the Eucharist during Easter.
- Useful related words include: movable feast, moveable feast, east wind, easterly.
- In the example corpus, easter often appears in combinations such as: the easter, easter egg, an easter.
Context around Easter
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 14 start, 6 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Easter
- In this selection, "easter" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, chocolate, bunny, first, egg, bunny and sunday stand out and add context to how "easter" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 80 million easter eggs sold, a happy easter, easter egg, easter monday and easter bunny. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "easter" sits close to words such as displayed, scenario and somehow, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with easter
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Always held the day before Easter, the Easter Bunny will bring costumed characters along with him. (16 words)
Abe in his Easter reflection noted that, “Easter exemplifies the sacrifice of Christ, redemption and hope to humanity. (18 words)
Easter Sunday – 9 a.m. potluck breakfast, 10:30 a.m. Easter service with an Easter Egg Hunt to follow. (20 words)
The schoolchildren will be back for their Easter service, there will be an Easter Egg Bingo run in a the nearby Victoria Institute on Friday, March 31 and St John’s will be home to flowers and cream teas on the Easter Sunday and Easter Monday afternoons. (47 words)
And while Joe initially came to Easter to offer advice, Easter later sought him out for it, knowing Joe would offer up an unvarnished, pragmatic perspective that might not have been what Easter wanted to hear — but was what he needed to hear. (43 words)
The Rand Show has always been synonymous with Easter time fun for the whole family and this year Easter is coming to the show in a big way with one of the biggest Easter egg hunts that Joburg has ever seen. (41 words)
Drop by the Easter Goodies Hut in the Lobby and Café Kai and pick up a unique Easter novelty cake or handmade chocolate bunny or even an Easter Danish with chocolate eggs in the center! (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
The schoolchildren will be back for their Easter service, there will be an Easter Egg Bingo run in a the nearby Victoria Institute on Friday, March 31 and St John’s will be home to flowers and cream teas on the Easter Sunday and Easter Monday afternoons.
In Western cultures, the giving of chocolate eggs is now commonplace, with 80 million easter eggs sold in the UK alone. citation Chocolate Easter egg Chocolate Easter egg bunny Easter egg with candy.
The scene of chaos that gripped the early hours of the first Easter is rarely acknowledged on Easter Day and has, for centuries, been shuffled off to the Sunday after Easter.
Easter Sunday – 9 a.m. potluck breakfast, 10:30 a.m. Easter service with an Easter Egg Hunt to follow.
And while Joe initially came to Easter to offer advice, Easter later sought him out for it, knowing Joe would offer up an unvarnished, pragmatic perspective that might not have been what Easter wanted to hear — but was what he needed to hear.
The Easter Bunny and his assistant, who used an ATV to drive the cart the Easter Bunny rode on, hit the largest residential areas in town to give out the treat bags and wish everyone a happy Easter.
With the Easter Bunny approved as an essential worker by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, children may still get Easter egg deliveries if the Easter Bunny isn’t busy looking after their own family.
The Rand Show has always been synonymous with Easter time fun for the whole family and this year Easter is coming to the show in a big way with one of the biggest Easter egg hunts that Joburg has ever seen.
Drop by the Easter Goodies Hut in the Lobby and Café Kai and pick up a unique Easter novelty cake or handmade chocolate bunny or even an Easter Danish with chocolate eggs in the center!
A disadvantage of this system was that because Easter was a movable feast the same date could occur twice in a year; the two occurrences were distinguished as "before Easter" and "after Easter".
Menachot 10:3 In Christian tradition Pentecost is part of the moveable cycle of the ecclesiastical year : Pentecost is always seven weeks after Easter Day: that is to say, 50 days after Easter (inclusive of Easter Day).
On Easter Monday, the President of the United States holds an annual Easter egg roll on the White House lawn for young children. citation Since the rabbit is a pest in Australia, the Easter Bilby is available as an alternative.
Abe in his Easter reflection noted that, “Easter exemplifies the sacrifice of Christ, redemption and hope to humanity.
All supermarkets across the UK will be open as usual on Good Friday, Easter Saturday, and Easter Monday, Yorkshire Live reports.
Always held the day before Easter, the Easter Bunny will bring costumed characters along with him.
As the Easter weekend approaches and it becomes possible to make specific predictions for Good Friday, Saturday, Easter Sunday, and Bank Holiday Monday, the Met Office will produce more detailed forecasts.
Due to its religious significance, the egg serves as an emblem of the resurrection, and its decorated Easter variations are globally recognized as a symbol of the on the Christian calendar—Easter, the event that sealed the promise of eternal life.
During the Easter holidays you can take part in Upside Down House UK's first ever Easter Photo Scavenger Hunt.
Easter is on its way, so you need to come up with an Easter-worthy treat that tops last year’s.
Easter Sunday is cloudy by mild at 15C in the county and expect sunshine, cloud and showers on Easter Monday.
Phrases with easter
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with easter
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the easter 58×
- easter egg 41×
- an easter 26×
- easter sunday 26×
- on easter 26×
- easter monday 20×
- easter bunny 19×
- of easter 18×
- easter eggs 16×
- and easter 11×