Examples of Thursday in a Sentence
He was late last Thursday.
We went on Thursday and returned on Saturday.
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Thursday’s practice at Halas Hall was open to reporters, offering an opportunity to put the magnifying glass over a handful of key topics.
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Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 1 June 2026
The development comes after a video of Montgomery appearing to use a racist slur while singing along to a song was made public over the weekend, days after the cast's reveal on Thursday, May 28.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 1 June 2026
This coming season, Amazon Prime holds exclusive national rights to the NFL's annual Black Friday game in addition to 15 Thursday Night Football games, while Netflix will carry two Christmas Day games and Peacock streams an exclusive regular-season matchup.
—Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Bilton was named to replace Tanya Simon on Thursday, an unexpected move that also came with the firings of correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
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Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 1 June 2026
The development comes after a video of Montgomery appearing to use a racist slur while singing along to a song was made public over the weekend, days after the cast's reveal on Thursday, May 28.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 1 June 2026
This coming season, Amazon Prime holds exclusive national rights to the NFL's annual Black Friday game in addition to 15 Thursday Night Football games, while Netflix will carry two Christmas Day games and Peacock streams an exclusive regular-season matchup.
—Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Bilton was named to replace Tanya Simon on Thursday, an unexpected move that also came with the firings of correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
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“Thursday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Thursday. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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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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