day in and day out

idiomatic phrase

variants or day in, day out
: for an indefinite number of successive days
does the same thing at work day in and day out

Examples of day in and day out in a Sentence

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Baseball is so much more than Ws and Ls A Aaron K. · 22h 4m ago My dad recently talked about how the day in and day out of a long season, win or lose, was more rewarding to him than a fleeting playoff win. Sam Blum, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 My father, unlike many of these gentlemen, had not gone to college and spent day in and day out working with his hands and selling clothing to these men. Jean-Pierre Conte, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 Meaning that Kuiper has at least demonstrated the capability to do what Starlink Services has been doing day in and day out since 2021, when the SpaceX subsidiary first launched laser-interconnect satellites as part of its emerging LEO internet constellation. IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2025 The variety of music that this station — 89.3 FM on the dial — spins day in and day out is more than enough to keep me moving through the doldrums of daily life. Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for day in and day out

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of day in and day out was in 1824

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“Day in and day out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20in%20and%20day%20out. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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