How to Use day in a Sentence

day

noun
  • The office is closed for the day.
  • That was the happiest day of my life.
  • She works eight hours a day.
  • He spent five days in the hospital.
  • Payment is due on the first day of every month.
  • She left on Thursday and came back four days later.
  • It costs 10 dollars a day to park there.
  • Parenthood gets better every day.
  • We're open seven days a week, 365 days a year.
  • The store was closed for the day.
    P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
  • If that day comes for me, great.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Not just their health on one day.
    Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • The next two days will be telling.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The suite was full of praise all day.
    Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Take care of your hair from day to night.
    ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • One year, six months and 23 days.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
  • Don't store them on your counter longer than one or two days.
    Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
  • April 29 is half-price day and bag sale day.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • There are still going to be tough days.
    Andrew Rice, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • In the old days, this was verboten.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • There are 236 days left in the year.
    Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • The cast of the series is close to this day.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
  • The seven-day break worked out well.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • On most days, the surf is loud enough to mask the steady purr of cars.
    Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The three-day event is big business for the beach.
    Joan Murray, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Two times in three days, as a matter of fact.
    Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The defense won four out of five reps to end the day.
    Gabriel Duarte, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Share your day’s agenda, anonymised of course.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • But the stock fell on four of the past six earnings days.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Her game-winning homer was her third hit of the day.
    Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026

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