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.

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Nearly 30 years to the day that Shakur was gunned down in the passenger seat of a BMW Knight was driving, Davis is accused of murder for allegedly giving his crew the order to open fire on Shakur in retaliation for a fight. Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 And because creator Sascha Penn wanted to give fans a little more for the road, there was an after-credits scene traveling back in time to the day Kanan was born. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 That’s how People’s 1995 cover story on Stewart began — and 31 years later almost to the day, not much has changed. Ana Calderone, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 On April 28, 1915, eleven months to the day of the Empress’s last lap, the Mounsey household received an update from overseas, hand-delivered by a messenger boy. Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 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 15 Aug. 2026.

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