: the present day, time, or age
today's youth
Examples of today in a Sentence
Adverb
We have to finish today.
Earlier today I saw my cousin.
I have an appointment later today.
They announced today that he'll be promoted.
I worry about children today.
Today, more than a million people live there.
Cars aren't built today like they were 30 years ago.
Noun
Have you read today's newspaper?
live for today and let tomorrow worry about itself
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Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
In any case, to compose in the classical tradition today is to go against the grain of a hyper-commodified culture.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Welcome to today’s edition of the Daily Open newsletter.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Because history is edited, most people today don’t realize that to get to the point where Nazi soldiers could easily round up thousands of Jews, the government first made their own neighbors hate them simply for being Jews.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 May 2026
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Noun
In 1900, only about 25 per cent of the world’s population lived in a recognizably ‘national’ state, of which there were no more than fifty (compared to nearly two hundred today).
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
In any case, to compose in the classical tradition today is to go against the grain of a hyper-commodified culture.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Welcome to today’s edition of the Daily Open newsletter.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Because history is edited, most people today don’t realize that to get to the point where Nazi soldiers could easily round up thousands of Jews, the government first made their own neighbors hate them simply for being Jews.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for today
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“Today.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/today. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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