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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That is what remains of the church in which Marlowe was baptized, on February 26, 1564—two months to the day before Shakespeare was baptized, in Stratford-Upon-Avon.
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
At that point, the director focuses on the months leading up to the day his son tragically overdosed on fentanyl in the family bathroom in Cambridge.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Simoncic lost his life 30 days to the day after Ming was killed.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
And this year for college gamedays, DeJean couldn't think of a better jumpstart to the day then heading over to Casey's to grab his favorite breakfast pizza.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
At that point, the director focuses on the months leading up to the day his son tragically overdosed on fentanyl in the family bathroom in Cambridge.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Simoncic lost his life 30 days to the day after Ming was killed.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
And this year for college gamedays, DeJean couldn't think of a better jumpstart to the day then heading over to Casey's to grab his favorite breakfast pizza.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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