Red Letter

A lot of people here identified as red-letter Christians, who believe the words of Jesus have been hijacked by worldly authorities. ❋ Daniel Radosh (2008)

I came back from a wonderful week in Capri in time for a hot, dusty Fourth of July, rather a red-letter day for many young birds taking their first flights. ❋ Annie Proulx (2011)

The 2010-11 NHL season wasn't exactly a red-letter year for the New York region's three franchises. ❋ Mike Sielski (2011)

He was ravenous for the sweets that only on red-letter days he had ever tasted in his life. ❋ Unknown (2010)

While it remains a red-letter date on the calendars of many social activists, its effects on retail sales have traditionally been less than earthshattering. ❋ Unknown (2011)

There's a red-letter day on the calendar approaching fast. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Another red-letter date is Greece's next budget audit in June. ❋ Emese Bartha (2011)

Given its roots in fox hunting, which greeted each 26 December as a red-letter day, national hunt racing's King George VI Chase at Kempton is a Boxing Day staple since 1947 that has provided imperishable memories of courage and drama. ❋ Unknown (2011)

As then-PC World editor David Bunnell noted a quarter of a century ago, the arrival of the personal computer was a red-letter event in the empowerment of the individual: We could now create, use, store and distribute our own information without having to ask for permission or approval from an information-technology priesthood. ❋ Unknown (2011)

You'll all know by now that Friday is a red-letter day which bears the unsurpassably perfect palindromic date of 11.11.11 – and for the jackpot bonus buzz, just check your clock or watch at precisely 11 minutes past 11. ❋ Unknown (2011)

On that red-letter day when I was alone in the house for the first time one eagle sat in a favorite perch tree across the river. ❋ Annie Proulx (2011)

Watson's TV debut was the No. 2 rated program on ALL of television Monday, behind only CBS's red-letter "Two and a Half Men" episode, marking the network's very last original episode of that show before shutting down production while star Charlie Sheen went into rehab. ❋ Lisa De Moraes (2011)

It's a red-letter day for those looking to fill the spots of the 10 departing starters. ❋ Unknown (2010)

On one red-letter day he sent 19 witches to their deaths. ❋ Dave Shiflett (2012)

Ike later thanked Nixon for organizing “one of the truly red-letter days of our lives.” ❋ David A. Nichols (2011)