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.
  • She was rushed to the hospital and kept on life support for two days so her children could say their goodbyes.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
  • All anyone needs to do is see them together on Facebook Live every day.
    Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Bloomberg’s index is updated at the close of every trading day in New York.
    Diksha Madhok, CNN, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Some 100 tons of material from space make it to Earth every day, though most of it is small.
    Suryatapa Bhattacharya, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Two or three hundred people get together in San Diego in all sorts of fashions every day.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Your beauty intensifies every minute, every hour and every day.
    Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Its lifeblood is the active participation and engagement of citizens every day to create a more perfect union.
    Peggy O’Neal Faith Matters, arkansasonline.com, 19 Oct. 2024
  • And though the entire run has largely gone off without a hitch, Rodrigo did experience a hiccup in Melbourne a few days prior to her first Sydney show.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Levin’s phone was last on about 4 p.m. that day in Okeechobee.
    Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 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
  • One of the biggest challenges is not enough days in the week to get everything done.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Country fans who miss it will be able to stream it, still for free, on Amazon’s Freevee the next day.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Wrap the cookie dough in plastic wrap and chill it for at least 30 minutes or for up to 3 days.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2024

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