: 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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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
March 21 – April 19 Your words carry weight today.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Perugino isn’t a household name today, but at the tail end of the Quattrocento he was considered by some to be the best painter in Italy.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
The 18 million acre-feet was likely an overestimation of how much water there was even a century ago, but today’s river provides even less than the total amounts promised to states in 1922.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Subscribe today Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
March 21 – April 19 Your words carry weight today.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Perugino isn’t a household name today, but at the tail end of the Quattrocento he was considered by some to be the best painter in Italy.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
The 18 million acre-feet was likely an overestimation of how much water there was even a century ago, but today’s river provides even less than the total amounts promised to states in 1922.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Today.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/today. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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