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

Recent Examples on the Web To the person who stole my diary and then died: My thoughts are with your family. — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 14 Apr. 2022 That has been the biggest relief, was writing this thing that was taken from my diary, essentially, and unsure if anyone would be able to take anything from this. — Steve Baltin, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 The beginnings of this lifelong search for love and fulfillment are documented in her private diary. — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2022 Two diary entries, from 2008, are about interacting with lazy employees at places of business. — Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2021 Before the Inspiration4 crew blasts off to space for a three-day mission on Wednesday, click here to read all of Arceneaux's diary entries. — Hayley Arceneaux, PEOPLE.com, 14 Sep. 2021 This unusual job also gives Mills a way to peer inside the character’s head, as Johnny records audio diary entries as much for our benefit as his own. — Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2021 The game’s change log on GitHub reads like the diary of someone advancing their technical skills in between casting votes at the United Nations. — Matt Pearcestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022 Though the diary is from the late 1930s, few were interested then in an introspective, self-indulgent, and utterly romantic account of life on a Greek island during World War II. — Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 8 Apr. 2022 See More

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