How to Use call it a day in a Sentence
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Charged also didn't simply launch the bike and call it a day.
—New Atlas, 30 July 2026
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Simply mark them as spam, ignore them, delete them, and call it a day.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
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Pair them with a midi or maxi skirt and a T-shirt, and call it a day.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 5 July 2026
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Montana was irreplaceable and the band wisely called it a day.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
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Or have it with some salad or rice (that’s already in the fridge, waiting to be reheated) and call it a day.
—Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026
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An underwriter is not simply adding up deposits and calling it a day.
—Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
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How many defaulted to submitting their season finale and called it a day?
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026
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Running a sprinkler for 30 minutes and calling it a day isn’t the best idea for your grass, and here’s why.
—The Spruce, 20 July 2026
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Add chunkier sporty sandals (also in white), a raffia straw hat, and layered jewelry—and call it a day!
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 3 July 2026
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For decades to come, high school kids — probably even a few high school teachers — are just going to pop in his Blu-ray and call it a day.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
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Simply slapping on some paint and calling it a day will only make the cabinets look worse, so be sure to take your time with each step of the process.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 6 July 2026
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The Alabama assistant coach and his co-workers should have probably called it a day.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
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This is not the marketing plan of a legacy artist content on calling it a day and merely leaning on her deepest core of longtime fans to buy a record.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
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Oversized Furniture Every room needs basic furniture, but do not be so quick to order the first sofa that speaks to you and call it a day.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 16 Sep. 2026
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Building the infrastructure Becoming the new home of a professional football team means a lot more than just building a stadium and then calling it a day.
—Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
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So, Butker and the Chiefs are simulating that timing situation in camp, instead of a kick-after-kick approach, and calling it a day.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
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Instead of practicing in full pads, the veteran of 95 NFL games was told to lift weights, spend some time riding a stationary bike and call it a day.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
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As tempting as slicking on a coat of foundation and calling it a day sounds, the best way to achieve true, Witherspoon-level ethereal skin is by prepping it with a moisturizing base.
—Irene Richardson, InStyle, 28 June 2026
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Some companies build a desalination plant and call it a day; others build a data center, while others, still, build power generation facilities.
—New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
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Then a small team of campaign employees, Renner’s wife and two loyal Renner supporters tagging along, called it a day and headed to Versailles to eat.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
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Travel Toiletries Rather than stuffing your cosmetic bag back into your bathroom drawer and calling it a day, consider taking some time to sort through your selection of travel toiletries.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 28 July 2026
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