How to Use day in a Sentence
day
noun- The office is closed for the day.
- That was the happiest day of my life.
- She works eight hours a day.
- He spent five days in the hospital.
- Payment is due on the first day of every month.
- She left on Thursday and came back four days later.
- It costs 10 dollars a day to park there.
- Parenthood gets better every day.
- We're open seven days a week, 365 days a year.
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Levin’s phone was last on about 4 p.m. that day in Okeechobee.
— Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2023 -
But the hostage-release agreement collapsed two days later.
— Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024 -
The parents reported that almost half of kids did not eat a vegetable every day and about a third did not eat a fruit every day.
— Kyla Russell, CNN, 16 Feb. 2023 -
There’s a full itinerary of activities every day on site.
— Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2023 -
Imagine having to worry like that every day in America.
— Lindsey Rupp, Bloomberg.com, 8 Feb. 2023 -
Yet days after the CNN ceremony, Doyne’s youngest child was taken from her.
— Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024 -
As a day-to-day matter, the armed forces under law are not allowed to collect intelligence within the U.S.
— Peter Grier, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2023 -
The agency said in a news release that Alexander had left his home before 12 p.m. that day and was expected to return from ice fishing about six hours later.
— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2023 -
Onto her day-to-night glam: Brie applies a featherweight veil of Charlotte Tilbury’s skin-smoothing foundation.
— Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2023 -
On the earnings call, Netflix touted viewership of about two hours per user each day, which the company said indicated an increase so far this year when compared to last year.
— Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024 -
The expansion of the universe was accelerating—getting bigger and bigger, faster and faster, every day In other words, our cosmos is getting torn apart.
— Popular Mechanics, 14 Feb. 2023 -
Now that more men are embracing an expansive skin-care routine — and the myth that most men wash their face with a bar of soap and call it a day has been busted — Sephora is an ideal spot to snag a gift for the guy in your life.
— Allure, 3 Feb. 2023 -
As a bonus for the hostess this dip can be made up to two days ahead of time.
— Angela Brassinga, Sunset Magazine, 16 Nov. 2023 -
The next day, the rabbi was asked to name the least expensive meat.
— Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2023 -
The sides picked up the matchup the following day and the Knights scored 2 runs in the top of the final inning to earn the win.
— Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2023 -
Stump: The ones that see the light of day are the ones that are fully completed.
— William Earl, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023 -
The name is a reference to Wahlberg’s early jump on the day.
— Maddie Browning, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023 -
Leah went back to her dorm room and lay in bed for almost two days straight.
— Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024 -
Have lived in your precinct for at least 30 days before the next election.
— Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2024 -
Four days later, his son used the firearm to gun down his classmates.
— Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 8 Mar. 2024 -
The election for the School Board is held on primary day, Aug. 20.
— Cathy Swerdlow, Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2024
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