How to Use by the day in a Sentence

by the day

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  • And the hope is growing by the day.
    Mike Kaye december 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Your pricing mileage may vary by the day.
    PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Scenes that were changing by the day.
    Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The eye of that needle shrinks by the day.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Both their counts are still growing leaps and bounds by the day.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 July 2026
  • And that's a win-win in that frozen food aisle that seems to grow by the day.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 15 July 2025
  • And the number is likely to grow by the day.
    Jared Gans, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The importance of art like this grows by the day.
    Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
  • And the need for such an effort grows more crucial by the day.
    Andrew Selee, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Pricing is based on hours spent in the bay but varies by the day and time of play.
    Nic Napier, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Now the chances of bombs landing on them are growing by the day.
    Oleksandr Chubko, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • But their list of roster needs seems to keep growing by the day.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2024
  • The available promos vary by the day.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
  • No matter who is to blame, the pain is getting worse by the day.
    ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The mystery deepened by the day.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Who wants to keep up with a market changing by the minute, not just by the day?
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
  • But that felt more and more like a distant memory to him by the day.
    Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The path to stardom looks more tangible by the day.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The percentage of claims that are low risk seems to be growing by the day.
    Tom Cullinan, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Man, Mike’s rep is getting more tarnished by the day.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Vita is getting weaker by the day, though there’s a path for her.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Abreu's potential return seems to be pushed back by the day.
    Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Nothing in nature seems so pressing as to be planned by the day and the hour.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
  • This country is growing more psycho by the day.
    Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Yes — but the chances are growing slimmer by the day, Graves said.
    Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Starting pitching drains from the free-agent-options list by the day.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Stay informed and proactive where the world of tax grows more complex, by the day.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The margin for error, though, is dwindling by the day.
    Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
  • While summer is still in full swing, the allure of fall fashion grows stronger by the day.
    Averi Baudler, People.com, 30 July 2025
  • None of this is news to nervous fans whose calls for a trade grow more belligerent by the day.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024

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