(just) one of those days

phrase

: a day in which many bad or unpleasant things happen

I missed the bus and it splashed mud all over me; it's just one of those days.

It was one of those days when nothing was going right.

Examples of (just) one of those days in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And for nearly every one of those days, Johanna Reyes has been out searching for her 22-year-old son. — Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026

Within one of those days, the firefighters requested out-of-town ambulances to assist them seven times. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026

Connor Storrie had one of those days that can only happen for a Hollywood star. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026

Besides Sundays, there are only three days a year when liquor stores close– and one of those days is the first day of the new year. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Dec. 2025