: the present day, time, or age
today's youth
Synonyms
Examples of today in a Sentence
Adverb
We have to finish today.
Earlier today I saw my cousin.
I have an appointment later today.
They announced today that he'll be promoted.
I worry about children today.
Today, more than a million people live there.
Cars aren't built today like they were 30 years ago.
Noun
Have you read today's newspaper?
live for today and let tomorrow worry about itself
Recent Examples on the Web
Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Jules Feiffer, a cartoonist, author, playwright, and political satirist who documented and defined a particular strain of 20th century Jewish-American experience in a career that extended over nine decades since the 1940s, died today at his home in upstate New York.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Trump’s executive order does not attempt to revoke birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants living in Florida today.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
What else is there to talk about today but the (GOP) elephant in the room?
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 21 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for today 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Noun
In a statement shared via email, the former official said the Secret Service called late Monday night, just hours after the president took office, to inform him that his protection would end today at noon.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Jules Feiffer, a cartoonist, author, playwright, and political satirist who documented and defined a particular strain of 20th century Jewish-American experience in a career that extended over nine decades since the 1940s, died today at his home in upstate New York.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Trump’s executive order does not attempt to revoke birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants living in Florida today.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
What else is there to talk about today but the (GOP) elephant in the room?
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 21 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for today
Dictionary Entries Near today
Cite this Entry
“Today.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/today. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share