Below you will find example sentences with "boxing day". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Boxing Day in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: day
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 14
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 26.8 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "boxing day" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as christmas day boxing day or new, a sunday boxing day in the, christmas, year and new stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with day simple, day moving, prime day and christmas day, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with boxing day
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There will be no collections on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day. (15 words)
There are no Northern train services on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day. (16 words)
As Boxing Day is a public holiday in these countries, most people have the day off. (16 words)
Known as Boxing Day in English-speaking countries, this final festive day is often marked as a day of reflection of the past year and the new year to come – it is also a public holiday in Germany meaning all the shops will still be closed. (46 words)
Its team of volunteer drivers will deliver more than 500 three-course meals to the people the charity supports over Christmas Day and Boxing Day, while Crisis will also host an in-person meal on Christmas Day. (37 words)
American Heritage Dictionary, Fourth Edition – 'Boxing Day' Oxford English citation When 26 December falls on a Sunday, Boxing Day in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries and former British dominions is moved to 27 December. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
The facility will close on Family Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, BC Day, Remembrance Day, and Boxing Day in addition to Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
This means that retailers such as John Lewis and Waitrose will shut on Boxing Day - despite the well known Boxing Day sales.
American Heritage Dictionary, Fourth Edition – 'Boxing Day' Oxford English citation When 26 December falls on a Sunday, Boxing Day in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries and former British dominions is moved to 27 December.
Budget shoppers won't be able to hit up on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
Known as Boxing Day in English-speaking countries, this final festive day is often marked as a day of reflection of the past year and the new year to come – it is also a public holiday in Germany meaning all the shops will still be closed.
Poundland stores are closed on Boxing Day and New Year's Day (in addition to Christmas Day) to give staff a well-deserved break.
There are no Northern train services on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day.
There will be no collections on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day.
There will be two bank holidays for Christmas in 2023, they will fall on Christmas Day on Monday, December 25 and for Boxing Day on Tuesday, December 26, giving many workers a long four-day weekend.
If your benefit payment is due on Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day, you'll receive it slightly earlier than usual.
If you're due a benefit payment on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day, then you'll be paid slightly earlier than normal.
Its team of volunteer drivers will deliver more than 500 three-course meals to the people the charity supports over Christmas Day and Boxing Day, while Crisis will also host an in-person meal on Christmas Day.
It will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, along with Monday, December 30.
Hobart is internationally famous among the yachting community as the finish of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race which starts in Sydney on Boxing Day (the day after Christmas Day).
On the occasion when Christmas Day is on a Saturday, the following Monday is Boxing Day and Tuesday the substitute bank holiday for Christmas Day.
Originally, matches on Boxing Day were played against local rivals to avoid teams and their fans having to travel a long distance to an away game on the day after Christmas Day.
After Saturday's 3-1 win over Morecambe at the Mazuma Stadium, Williamson allowed the players Christmas Day off ahead of Boxing Day's home clash with Colchester United.
As Boxing Day is a public holiday in these countries, most people have the day off.
But there should be an improvement in conditions by Boxing Day, which will be short-lived as the rain is expected to return the following day.
Christmas Day has come and gone, and that means it’s time to snag a present for yourself (for cheap) in Australia’s infamous Boxing Day Sales.