Examples of Thursday in a Sentence
He was late last Thursday.
We went on Thursday and returned on Saturday.
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Board member Gary Arnold said during Thursday's regular board meeting that, though the rules were not yet formally released for public comment, Arkansans had already raised concerns about the changes to how the program handled team sports.
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Arkansas Online, 17 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Houston is starting Davis Mills again and could be looking ahead to a pivotal Thursday night game against Buffalo in just a few days.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 16 Nov. 2025
The Jets lost to the New England Patriots on Thursday night and are not scheduled to play today.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 16 Nov. 2025
Purdue defeated Evansville and Oakland to open the season before facing Alabama in a huge matchup on Thursday between top-10 teams.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 17 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Houston is starting Davis Mills again and could be looking ahead to a pivotal Thursday night game against Buffalo in just a few days.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 16 Nov. 2025
The Jets lost to the New England Patriots on Thursday night and are not scheduled to play today.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 16 Nov. 2025
Purdue defeated Evansville and Oakland to open the season before facing Alabama in a huge matchup on Thursday between top-10 teams.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
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“Thursday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Thursday. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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Thursday
noun
Thurs·day
ˈthərz-dē 
: the fifth day of the week
Etymology
Old English thursdæg, from early Norse thōrsdagr, literally "day of Thor"
Word Origin
Among the many gods worshiped by the Germanic people who lived in northern Europe in ancient times was one whose name was Thor. Thor was the god of thunder, weather, and crops. In the early Norse language, the fifth day of the week was known as thōrsdagr, literally "day of Thor," in his honor. The Norse name came into Old English as thursdæg, which in time became the Modern English Thursday.
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