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.

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Add orange juice with protein and fiber to your breakfast for an energetic start to the day. —

Aviv Joshua, Ms, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2025 Two years ago to the day, a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in the Buckeye State and caught fire. —

Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Feb. 2025 Trump pardoned around 1,500 people charged or convicted in crimes tied to the day's events. —

Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2025 Imagine starting your 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday mornings to the day long sounds of blaring music, announcers, and now the tolling of the bells for every third down. —

Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for to the day