day after day

idiomatic phrase

: for an indefinite or seemingly endless number of days
followed the same routine day after day

Examples of day after day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Your food is kept safe quietly, day after day, because of extensive regulations born of experience and science. Zeynep Tufekci, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024 Some sisters grow up without a care in the world, happily spending day after day together. Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 24 June 2024 And yet here was agar, foiling day after day of experiments. Bymolly Herring, science.org, 31 July 2024 Ryan shakes his head at the thought of Molitor sitting on that picnic table, day after day, all spring. Scott Miller, Twin Cities, 19 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for day after day 

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Word History

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of day after day was in 1555

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“Day after day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20after%20day. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.

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