Examples of Thursday in a Sentence
He was late last Thursday.
We went on Thursday and returned on Saturday.
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Penge was in the last group Thursday and was on the 10th hole when play was suspended because of darkness.
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
In Monkayo, a gold-mining town in Davao de Oro province near Davao Oriental, the remains of three people were recovered after their house was buried late Thursday by a landslide, Dayanghirang and other officials said.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, there are free tours in English.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
Unseld spoke with the team at shootaround Thursday morning to address the reality that players might see a reduction in their minutes as the team attempts to figure out healthy rotations.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
In Monkayo, a gold-mining town in Davao de Oro province near Davao Oriental, the remains of three people were recovered after their house was buried late Thursday by a landslide, Dayanghirang and other officials said.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, there are free tours in English.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
Unseld spoke with the team at shootaround Thursday morning to address the reality that players might see a reduction in their minutes as the team attempts to figure out healthy rotations.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Thursday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Thursday. Accessed 27 Feb. 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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