At the old fair each March, the children would cheer as they took turns pelting the Jack-a-Lent until it hung tattered on its pole.

Lent lilies brightened the monastery garden every spring with their cheerful yellow blooms.

Every spring, the old garden path brightened with a single Lent lily nodding in the breeze.

Every autumn, the village workshop makes dozens of Jack-a-Lents to light the festival paths.

Every year our parish choir performs a special hymn on Mid-Lent to celebrate a moment of joy amid the somber season.

Students often take fewer courses during the Lent terms to focus on research and reflection.

During Lent term, many students at the university concentrate on preparing their essays and examinations.

Every year our family visits my grandmother on Mid-Lent Sunday to share a special cake.

Thou lentest me thy cloak when the night grew cold.