How to Use carry the day in a Sentence

carry the day

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• Even if your partner, friends or family members aren’t big sports fans, the surrounding elements can carry the day for them.
  — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
• But their defensive intensity and streaky shooting carried the day.
  — Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
• Chicago is still the economic capital of the Midwest, but in an era of fierce interstate competition, prestige alone can’t carry the day.
  — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
• Their theater attendance purportedly outstripped that of their elders; their tastes in video-game franchises and low-budget horror undeniably carried the day.
  — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
• But Bob Jarvis, a law professor at Nova Southeastern University, was more optimistic for Mills, pointing out that incumbents win about 90% of their re-election bids and a nod from the president may help Mills carry the day.
  — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026