How to Use by the day in a Sentence

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  • The death toll—which now stands at 120—rises by the day.
    Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Pricing is based on hours spent in the bay but varies by the day and time of play.
    Nic Napier, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Brunch is big in the Bay Area and getting bigger by the day.
    Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Now the chances of bombs landing on them are growing by the day.
    Oleksandr Chubko, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • And the need for such an effort grows more crucial by the day.
    Andrew Selee, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Paris Hilton's son, Phoenix, is getting cuter by the day.
    Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
  • But their list of roster needs seems to keep growing by the day.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2024
  • The list of CEOs weighing in on the technology grows longer by the day.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 26 June 2023
  • Two, high odds that the Bank of Japan would tighten in short order are falling by the day.
    William Pesek, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Starting pitching drains from the free-agent-options list by the day.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The allegations against him are legion and seem to grow by the day.
    Terrence McCoy and Moriah Balingit, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • But with seat space getting tighter almost by the day, maybe the idea is ready for primetime.
    Christopher Elliott, Dallas News, 14 June 2023
  • Players have until May 1 to submit your name (but the end of the summer to choose a new school), and more are by the day.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
  • None of this is news to nervous fans whose calls for a trade grow more belligerent by the day.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
  • At 67, his morning still starts at 5 a.m., running through a pile of emails that seems to grow larger by the day.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2024
  • The urgency is growing by the day: Last year was by far the hottest on record, and this March was the 10th month in a row to notch all-time highs.
    Matt Simon, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Nearly half the lakebed sits exposed, drying by the day and blowing dust plumes when the winds kick up.
    Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The holidays are in the rearview, the new year is getting older by the day and there are still weeks to go before the first hint of spring.
    Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the party’s skepticism of his chances grows by the day.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 18 July 2024
  • Aiyuk is sitting at home, making more money by the day.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
  • Since the Winter Solstice on Dec. 21, Boise has been picking up more sunshine by the day.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Play now Now three months old, little Jordan is getting stronger by the day.
    Joanne Fowler, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
  • The ballot still must be postmarked by the day before Election Day.
    cleveland, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The prospect of Hezbollah, Iran’s Lebanese proxy, fully entering the fray looks more likely by the day.
    Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The hype swirling around Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty is picking up steam by the day.
    Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2024
  • As the pier project struggles to get going, the situation in Gaza becomes more dire by the day.
    Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 23 May 2024
  • The Spurs’ quest to fill the Alamodome in their return to their old haunt next month is looking more plausible by the day.
    Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Dec. 2022
  • But variables made more and more sense by the day as everything else that mattered started to check out.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 31 July 2023
  • Groceries, electronics, reading glasses, clothing, and even cars are all offerings that make a Costco membership seem more and more enticing by the day.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2024
  • In addition, the computing technologies underlying them grow more powerful almost by the day, requiring constant reexamination of decisions.
    David Blumenthal and Sara Rosenbaum, STAT, 6 Aug. 2024

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