by day

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: during the day : in daylight

She's a student by day and a waitress at night.

The area looks a lot nicer by day.

Examples of by day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since then, Le, a data analyst by day, and a handful of others have taken on the gig in the Philadelphia region, making a full- or part-time business out of snapping hundreds of photos and videos, usually on their iPhone, at weddings and other events. —Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 22 July 2024

At night, there are secret meetings and ambitious plotting, but by day, all of Rome gathers to be distracted by bloody games. —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 July 2024

That said, the trail is predominantly used by day hikers and weekend backpackers. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2024

What emerged was the chaotic picture of an exhausted part-time student by day, working two evening waitressing jobs and surviving on pizza, pasta and energy drinks. —Eric Snoey, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024