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.
• That’s a huge day on the ground and a credit to the backs and the linemen.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2022
• The goal is for the Pothole Posse to fill 30 potholes a day.
  — Wilborn Nobles, ajc, 4 Apr. 2022
• As a bonus for the hostess this dip can be made up to two days ahead of time.
  — Angela Brassinga, Sunset Magazine, 16 Nov. 2023
• The roach comes back on signing day, feeling on top of the world.
  — Charlie Dektar, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
• Don't store them on your counter longer than one or two days.
  — Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
• The ad said the heaters would become available at 12:15 a.m. that day.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 15 Apr. 2022
• The next day, the rabbi was asked to name the least expensive meat.
  — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2023
• The sides picked up the matchup the following day and the Knights scored 2 runs in the top of the final inning to earn the win.
  — Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2023
• Stump: The ones that see the light of day are the ones that are fully completed.
  — William Earl, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
• Levin’s phone was last on about 4 p.m. that day in Okeechobee.
  — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2023
• The name is a reference to Wahlberg’s early jump on the day.
  — Maddie Browning, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
• Leah went back to her dorm room and lay in bed for almost two days straight.
  — Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
• The crew members are filmed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
  — Charlotte Chilton, Men's Health, 8 Dec. 2022
• Have lived in your precinct for at least 30 days before the next election.
  — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2024
• Four days later, his son used the firearm to gun down his classmates.
  — Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 8 Mar. 2024
• My first day was the day before the election of Hillary Clinton and Trump.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2022
• People just hung out at all hours of the day to chat with the sales staff and mechanics.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2022
• Simply put, the days of rigid, one-size-fits-all software are over.
  — Sabeer Nelliparamban, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
• Nearly all parts of the antenna break down in the stomach within days.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Jan. 2026
• Stocks are already off to a strong start in 2026, despite ramping tariff tensions in recent days.
  — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
• This is the classic day for arguments with romantic partners.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026