diary

noun

di·a·ry | \ ˈdī-(ə-)rē

plural diaries

Definition of diary

1 : a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : journal especially : a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings

2 : a book intended or used for a diary

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Examples of diary in a Sentence

has diligently kept a diary since she was 15

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The Sydney Morning Herald reports Victoria’s diary revealed a woman madly in love with her husband, which was somewhat taboo for a 19th-century woman. — Rachel E. Greenspan, Time, "Prince Louis' Christening Venue Has a Poignant Tie to Princess Diana. Here's What to Know About the Chapel Royal," 9 July 2018 Presented in a book that looks like a diary, Fab 4 Mania is a joyous voyage back to the years when the Beatles conquered America, complete with Tyler's thoughts and drawings from 1965 of seeing them in concert. — Steve Marinucci, Billboard, "'Fab 4 Mania': Cartoonist Carol Tyler Returns to Her Eighth Grade Diary for New Beatles Book," 19 June 2018 But as Alison Flood reports for the Guardian, the recent publication of Einstein’s travel diaries have complicated this perception of him as a staunch humanitarian. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Einstein’s Travel Diaries Reveal His Deeply Troubling Views on Race," 18 June 2018 Albert Einstein's travel diaries from the early 1920s include racist and xenophobic remarks, according to multiple reports. — CBS News, "Albert Einstein's travel diaries from 1920s reveal racist views, "unpleasant" comments," 14 June 2018 The girl's diary was later published in more than 60 languages, becoming a landmark account of life during the Holocaust. — Andrea Diaz, CNN, "Holocaust survivor who treated Anne Frank in a concentration camp is dead at 95," 11 June 2018 Such are the few passing, mundane details from the Tsaritsa’s diary that have come down to us of the family in their final days and hours. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "Inside the Romanov Family's Final Days," 1 July 2018 Annabella’s attempts to preserve her reputation and other people’s attempts to salvage Byron’s have left a pall of smoke from burning letters and diaries, further obscuring the facts that remain. — Constance Grady, Vox, "For Bloomsday, read the bizarrely fascinating story of a Joyce scholar who went missing," 16 June 2018 Rosenkranz wrote in the introduction portion of the travel diary. — Kristine Phillips, Washington Post, "Albert Einstein decried racism in America. His diaries reveal a xenophobic, misogynistic side," 13 June 2018

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