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.
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Hue, a coffee and tea shop with a retail space that supports AAPI brands by day.
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
Travis wore contact lenses by day and glasses in the evenings.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Non-professional teams from all over the United Kingdom, and sometimes even further afield, gather in Manchester and play soccer by day, before partying by night.
—Hannah Ryan, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
That shakes out to about 104 to 175 micrograms per teaspoon, the max amount of salt recommended by day.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 25 Nov. 2025
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
Travis wore contact lenses by day and glasses in the evenings.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Non-professional teams from all over the United Kingdom, and sometimes even further afield, gather in Manchester and play soccer by day, before partying by night.
—Hannah Ryan, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
That shakes out to about 104 to 175 micrograms per teaspoon, the max amount of salt recommended by day.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for by day
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“By day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20day. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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