to the day
idiom
: 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.
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In December, 2018, almost thirty years to the day since Scott’s death, the police upped the reward for information tenfold, to a million dollars.
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Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Leading up to the day of the wedding, Ellen and Jocasta have mended fences.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
That hope began to wither after a loss to the Vikings, and faded further when Saleh was fired when the team returned to New Jersey — a year to the day from Wednesday’s practice.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The headlines coming into the game centered around Packers defensive end Micah Parsons making his return to AT&T Stadium after being traded away from the Cowboys exactly one month to the day prior.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
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Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Leading up to the day of the wedding, Ellen and Jocasta have mended fences.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
That hope began to wither after a loss to the Vikings, and faded further when Saleh was fired when the team returned to New Jersey — a year to the day from Wednesday’s practice.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The headlines coming into the game centered around Packers defensive end Micah Parsons making his return to AT&T Stadium after being traded away from the Cowboys exactly one month to the day prior.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for to the day
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“To the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20day. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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