Examples of Thursday in a Sentence
He was late last Thursday.
We went on Thursday and returned on Saturday.
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Nick Ramsden, a farmer from Pretoria, South Africa, spent a long Thursday in July driving an eighteen-wheeler along a three-mile loop at the Nelson-King Farms, in rural Mississippi.
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Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
The Bulls lost on consecutive nights in the Los Angeles area after falling to the Lakers 142-130 on Thursday.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Thursday's remarks by Iran's new supreme leader were absolutely newsworthy and legitimate for CNN to air them, said Jane Ferguson, a veteran international correspondent and founder of the journalism platform Noosphere.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
An hours-long standoff at a Leavenworth, Kansas, apartment complex ended Thursday after a man fatally shot himself, according to local officials.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
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Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
The Bulls lost on consecutive nights in the Los Angeles area after falling to the Lakers 142-130 on Thursday.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Thursday's remarks by Iran's new supreme leader were absolutely newsworthy and legitimate for CNN to air them, said Jane Ferguson, a veteran international correspondent and founder of the journalism platform Noosphere.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
An hours-long standoff at a Leavenworth, Kansas, apartment complex ended Thursday after a man fatally shot himself, according to local officials.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Thursday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Thursday. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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Thursday
noun
Thurs·day
ˈthərz-dē 
: the fifth day of the week
Etymology
Old English thursdæg, from early Norse thōrsdagr, literally "day of Thor"
Word Origin
Among the many gods worshiped by the Germanic people who lived in northern Europe in ancient times was one whose name was Thor. Thor was the god of thunder, weather, and crops. In the early Norse language, the fifth day of the week was known as thōrsdagr, literally "day of Thor," in his honor. The Norse name came into Old English as thursdæg, which in time became the Modern English Thursday.
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