Below you will find example sentences with "bank holiday". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Bank Holiday in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: holiday
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 8
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 26 words

Words in this phrase

bank holiday

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • bank can mean: An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs. Common word
  • holiday can mean: A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a bank holiday weekend of 1× a busy bank holiday weekend 1× a sunny bank holiday weekend 1× as the bank holiday weekend continues 1× during the bank holiday 1× easter monday bank holiday and the 1× empty this bank holiday monday sparking 1× lack of bank holiday bin collections 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a bank holiday 1× a beloved spanish 1× a council is 1× a council spokesperson 1× a fire crew 1× a maximum of 1×

Common sentence endings:

bank holiday weekend 5× a bank holiday 1× and restaurant owners 1× as bin workers 1× currently under consideration 1× data on friday 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

weekend 11× monday 4× council 4× week 3× get 3× popular 3× special 3× programming 3× workers 3× ban 2× late 2× may 2×

Related phrases

holiday season central bank bank account bank accounts food bank development bank commercial bank national bank signature bank reserve bank

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around holiday:

holiday season 20× holiday park 9× holiday cheer 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

bank expects bank branch bank boosted bank arena bank accounts bank account

Just after it in the phrase index:

bank holidays bank robbery banking news banking sector banking services banking system

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

bank account bank accounts bank holidays bank robbery bank boosted bank branch

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "bank holiday" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 26 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a bank holiday weekend of, a busy bank holiday weekend, weekend, monday and council stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with holiday season, central bank, bank account, holiday season, holiday park and holiday cheer, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with bank holiday

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Special programming Bank Holiday programming Radio 1 provides alternative programming on some Bank Holidays. (14 words)

And temperatures are set to get even hotter as the bank holiday weekend continues. (14 words)

Country park car parks in Hampshire remain open to visitors this bank holiday weekend and half-term holiday. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

I would suggest changing the ban to add the weekend of the late May bank holiday, the late May bank holiday Monday itself, all weekends in June and the first week of September and remove the weekday ban in July until schools break up. (44 words)

Luton Carnival was transferred from Luton Borough Council to UK Centre for Carnival Arts in 2013, and since then has been held on the Bank Holiday Sunday instead in order to save the enhanced costs of operating on a bank holiday. (41 words)

With the much-loved summer bank holiday quickly approaching and a decrease in boiling-hot temperatures over the past week or so, Essex residents are wondering if we will get a sunny bank holiday weekend. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

I would suggest changing the ban to add the weekend of the late May bank holiday, the late May bank holiday Monday itself, all weekends in June and the first week of September and remove the weekday ban in July until schools break up.

With the much-loved summer bank holiday quickly approaching and a decrease in boiling-hot temperatures over the past week or so, Essex residents are wondering if we will get a sunny bank holiday weekend.

The Scottish miss out on Easter Monday bank holiday and the August 31 holiday, but they get a few of their own with a total of nine bank holidays each year.

Luton Carnival was transferred from Luton Borough Council to UK Centre for Carnival Arts in 2013, and since then has been held on the Bank Holiday Sunday instead in order to save the enhanced costs of operating on a bank holiday.

A beloved Spanish holiday destination, popular among UK tourists, was reportedly 'half empty' this Bank Holiday Monday, sparking worry among local bar and restaurant owners.

He added that, while the incident happened in a residential area, there are also holiday lets and that it was a busy bank holiday weekend.

Country park car parks in Hampshire remain open to visitors this bank holiday weekend and half-term holiday.

Special programming Bank Holiday programming Radio 1 provides alternative programming on some Bank Holidays.

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A bank holiday weekend of top agricultural events is on the cards with shows at Wensleydale, Bilsdale, Reeth, Farndale and Weardale, bringing together high-quality animals, food and entertainment.

A council is to hold a special meeting after public outcry over the lack of bank holiday bin collections.

A council spokesperson said the local authority was aware of the new encampment and was following 'standard procedure' to clear the area ahead of the bank holiday weekend.

A fire crew has continued to attend to re-inspect the property over the bank holiday weekend and check for any hotspots.

Although Downing Street stressed the government would find the 'right way' to mark the team becoming World Champions, it is understood a Bank Holiday is not currently under consideration.

A maximum of £350 would be available to any one group to meet the costs of community events over the special bank holiday weekend.

And temperatures are set to get even hotter as the bank holiday weekend continues.

Another very quiet week which starts with a bank holiday on Monday and contains only PPI data on Friday.

A popular music and camping festival will be rocking back into town over the upcoming bank holiday weekend with a line-up including Jethro Tull, Hawkwind and Levellers.

A popular open-air bar is set to relaunch, right in time for a sunshine-filled bank holiday weekend.

Around 800 city council workers, many of them women care workers, have been battling since 2013 to receive the same bank holiday payments as bin workers.

A spokesperson for the retailer told us its 'End of Season Sale' will start on Wednesday, December 27 but customers will be able to shop online during the bank holiday.

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