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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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What could initially be seen as a relatable, albeit extreme, bit of procrastinating is soon revealed to be a reluctance to part with the body that lasts for days on end. Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025 These will keep their loaves fresh and your kitchen stylish for days on end. Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 25 Nov. 2025 Despite calling around the clock for days on end, Bottino was never allowed to visit or speak with her brother. Austin Fast, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025 Mehdiyev sought to track the journalist, waiting outside her Flatbush, Brooklyn, home with an assault rifle for days on end in July 2022. Molly Crane Newman, Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for days on end

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“Days on end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/days%20on%20end. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.

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