to the day

phrase

: to exactly a specified number of years

It's been 100 years to the day since their great discovery.

Soon after their wedding, almost a year to the day, they got divorced.

Examples of to the day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Still, as humanity continues to push forward to the day people land on, explore and live on Mars, the 1962 Soviet mission stands as the first to get close to revealing the first details about the planet. — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026

The Times’ visit to the new gallery in early October happened to mark 15 years to the day since NASA transferred the title and ownership of the shuttle (yes, like a car) to the California Science Center, to the tune of a $1,980,674,785 valuation. — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Utah authorities have identified notorious serial killer Ted Bundy as the killer of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith, closing a homicide investigation 52 years to the day after her body was discovered. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Borat 1 came out almost 20 years to the day, on November 3, 2006, just before the midterms. — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

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