day after day
idiomatic phrase
: for an indefinite or seemingly endless number of days
followed the same routine day after day
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Though President Biden did not attend any proceedings, several others in his immediate family were seen in the front rows of the Wilmington, Del., courtroom day after day.
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Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
That is what keeps people coming back, day after day, month after month, year after year.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
The flood risk will increase as storms unload drenching rain over the same area day after day, causing rainfall totals to climb, soils to saturate and area waterways to swell.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 June 2024
Some might be put off by all-inclusive, for fear of being bored of the same food day after day.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 26 Feb. 2024
On the ground floor of New York’s gritty Port Authority Bus Terminal, day after day, dozens of migrants disembarked to be registered with city agencies, offered health services, and sent to emergency shelters.
—Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
During lockdown, his granddaughter – once a happy-go-lucky kid – cried day after day.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2024
Grinding away day after day, San Marcos posted its first winning season in nearly a decade, finished mere percentage points behind champion Cal State Monterey Bay in the California Collegiate Athletic Association standings and earned the No. 2 seed to this week’s CCAA Tournament.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
If a heat wave stretches day after day, the physiological stress builds and builds on residents.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 9 May 2024
Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
That is what keeps people coming back, day after day, month after month, year after year.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
The flood risk will increase as storms unload drenching rain over the same area day after day, causing rainfall totals to climb, soils to saturate and area waterways to swell.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 June 2024
Some might be put off by all-inclusive, for fear of being bored of the same food day after day.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 26 Feb. 2024
On the ground floor of New York’s gritty Port Authority Bus Terminal, day after day, dozens of migrants disembarked to be registered with city agencies, offered health services, and sent to emergency shelters.
—Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
During lockdown, his granddaughter – once a happy-go-lucky kid – cried day after day.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2024
Grinding away day after day, San Marcos posted its first winning season in nearly a decade, finished mere percentage points behind champion Cal State Monterey Bay in the California Collegiate Athletic Association standings and earned the No. 2 seed to this week’s CCAA Tournament.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
If a heat wave stretches day after day, the physiological stress builds and builds on residents.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 9 May 2024
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“Day after day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20after%20day. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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