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How To Use Busman's holiday In A Sentence

  • That is why a vacation or day off from work spent doing the same activity as one's usual work is called a busman's holiday. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIII No 1
  • As Leon Kestrel, the Master-Mummer," suggested Parker, who read railway-stall detective stories on the principle of the 'busman's holiday. Whose Body?
  • They had not been warned that it was a busman's holiday and that they were going to be sharing their magic moment with an ever-shifting, never-thinning crowd.
  • It could be described as a busman's holiday: the most popular book MPs will be "relaxing" with on their summer breaks this year is Peter Mandelson's memoir of New Labour, The Third Man. Peter Mandelson's memoir tops holiday book list for MPs
  • The driver was duly ticketed, then the traffic warden flew home, presumably satisfied with his busman's holiday.
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  • The superfan saw a solid ten games during his usual 'busman's holiday' in August. TheFA.com | Home
  • This, not surprisingly, was enhanced by miniature benches and wooden walling: a busman's holiday to a craftsman carpenter.

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