days on end
idiom
: several or many days in a row
Sometimes they didn't speak to each other for days on end.
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That was a song that was living in my brain for days and days on end, and the piano is scored very, very specifically.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2024
The mere thought of being and sleeping on a boat for days on end makes my chest tighten.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2024
According to a lawsuit filed on behalf of the prisoners, inmates were reportedly confined to their cells for days on end, and forced to endure non-functioning toilets inside cells and other unsanitary conditions.
—Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
In the past five years, Elevations employees have failed to follow mandatory reporting requirements for child abuse, improperly secluded children for days on end and have conducted unauthorized strip searches, according to state records.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2024
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Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2024
The mere thought of being and sleeping on a boat for days on end makes my chest tighten.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2024
According to a lawsuit filed on behalf of the prisoners, inmates were reportedly confined to their cells for days on end, and forced to endure non-functioning toilets inside cells and other unsanitary conditions.
—Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
In the past five years, Elevations employees have failed to follow mandatory reporting requirements for child abuse, improperly secluded children for days on end and have conducted unauthorized strip searches, according to state records.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Days on end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/days%20on%20end. Accessed 10 Oct. 2024.
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