to the day

idiom

: to exactly a specified number of years

It's been 100 years to the day since their great discovery.

Soon after their wedding, almost a year to the day, they got divorced.

Examples of to the day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

McVeigh, a Gulf War veteran who planned the attack and detonated the bomb, intentionally triggered the blast two years to the day that the Waco siege ended with the deaths of 75 Branch Davidian members, seeing the act as part of a war against government oppression. —Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025

The volume of business enables these bouillon restaurants to buy in bulk from suppliers, and servers are encouraged to turn tables quickly with pay indexed to the day’s sales or tied to the number of tables served. —Byalex Ledsom, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2025

Four years to the day before last Tuesday’s triumph, Arsenal drew 1-1 with Slavia Prague in the Europa League quarter-finals. —Art De Roché, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025

For some fans, the hours-long set by veteran electronic artist Chris Lake helped balance out the difficult start to the day. —Dave Brooks, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for to the day

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