Christmas card

noun

: a greeting card sent at Christmas

Examples of Christmas card in a Sentence

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Best of luck to Taylor and Daniel, and may your Christmas cards forever sleigh. Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025 And some are just annoying (writing Christmas cards). Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025 The couple have mostly kept their children out of the public eye for privacy reasons, typically only sharing photos and videos that hide their faces (including their 2024 Christmas card and Lili's 2025 debut on Meghan's lifestyle website As Ever). Julie Tremaine, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025 Even in her early twenties, Long held staunch opinions on stocking colors and children’s frocks, Christmas cards and muskrat coats. The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Christmas card

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Christmas card was in 1860

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“Christmas card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christmas%20card. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.

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