by the day

idiom

: as each day passes
things are getting better by the day.

Examples of by the day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Players have until May 1 to submit your name (but the end of the summer to choose a new school), and more are by the day. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024 The urgency is growing by the day: Last year was by far the hottest on record, and this March was the 10th month in a row to notch all-time highs. Matt Simon, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024 Still, Boeing’s shareholders, regulators and customers are growing more irate by the day, and the company is ultimately beholden to them. David Goldman, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024 Unlike your sun sign (determined by the month in which you were born) and your moon sign (determined by the day you were born), your rising sign is determined by the time you were born. Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024 The human toll in the seaside enclave is enormous, devastating, and expanding by the day. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024 His pitch: TikTok was a powerful communication tool and getting more influential in the country by the day. Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024 Yet amid these unimaginable burdens, the women of Gaza are somehow rising to meet challenges that only seem to get heavier by the day: lack of sanitation, single parenthood, hunger, disease. Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024 Here's what flights were canceled at Sky Harbor by the day: Jan. 6: 10 United flights, 7 Alaska flights. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2024

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“By the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20the%20day. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.

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