days on end

idiom

: several or many days in a row
Sometimes they didn't speak to each other for days on end.

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But that doesn’t change the fact that players, coaches and managers are expected to perform at a high level, mentally alert and physically ready, virtually every day for days on end — no matter if their flight landed at 4 a.m. the morning of a game. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025 When dirty, odor-emitting clothes are left on the floor or in the hamper for days on end, their stink will spread throughout your closet. Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025 Howl estimates a burn time of eight hours per 20-lb tank when going full blast or days on end when dialing it back. New Atlas, 16 Feb. 2025 Literally spent days on end just doing calligraphy because her mom kept coming up with different things that HAD to be in calligraphy to match. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for days on end

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“Days on end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/days%20on%20end. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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