Although the sweater was itchy and ugly, he wore it out of ___ to his grandmother who had knitted it by hand.

The cheerful host was incredibly ___, making sure every lonely guest at the holiday party had someone to talk to.

The heavy snowfall began to ___ by the afternoon, finally allowing the plows to clear the roads.

Trying to keep the hallway clean while twenty guests tracked in slush and mud proved to be an exercise in ___.

The billionaire’s ___ allowed him to purchase the entire toy store and donate the inventory to the local orphanage.

Leaving the turkey in the oven for ten hours was a(n) ___ error that resulted in a dinner of charcoal and pizza.

She felt a strong sense of ___ about the snow; it looked beautiful on the trees, but she hated driving in it.

The tradition of lighting real candles on the tree seemed dangerously ___ in the age of LED lights.

We decided to ___ the walls of the gingerbread house with extra icing to keep the roof from collapsing.

It was ___ of him to bring an umbrella to the winter parade, as the clear sky turned to sleet only minutes later.

The ___ shopper screamed at the cashier when told that the popular toy was out of stock.

Meeting his childhood best friend at the crowded airport on Christmas Eve was a wonderful stroke of ___.

The Grinch stole the presents with ___, convinced that the sleeping Whos would never catch him.

He made a(n) ___ remark about 'reindeer simply being deer with good PR,' which annoyed the magical elves.

The charity relied on the ___ of strangers to provide hot meals for the homeless during the storm.

Buying 500 strands of lights for a small apartment is simply not ___, as there are not enough electrical outlets to power them.

The lawyer had to ___ the claim that the reindeer could fly by providing video evidence.

The mayor continues to ___ for more funding for the town's winter shelter.

He hastened to ___ the rumor that he was the one who knocked over the Christmas tree.