of the day

phrase

1

: served in a restaurant as a special item on a particular day

What's the vegetable of the day?

Our soup of the day is vegetable beef.

2

: of a particular period of time

What were some of the popular movies of the day?

We read old newspapers to learn of the important issues of the day.

Examples of of the day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Just what Lee was thinking was drowned out by a TV mounted in the corner, blaring the news of the day, but the gist was clear. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

The crucial jump of the day, though, belonged to Gibbs, who went from fourth to second. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

When a leader treats every incoming request as urgent or pressing, their own priorities get whatever time is left, which is usually the tired end of the day. — Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Sabalenka double-faulted on match point, her seventh double fault of the day, to put an exclamation point on an irritating evening. — Lukas Weese, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for of the day

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