How to Use on the day in a Sentence
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What was the play-by-play on the day?
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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Piñeiro was 3-for-3 on the day.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
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Brown notched two of the team’s six sacks on the day.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
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Its stock jumped 12% on the day.
—April Roach, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
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Your next play depends on the day.
—Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Both died on the day of the shooting.
—Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 28 Feb. 2026
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The price varies based on the day and time of your visit.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
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Shares were last down nearly 2% on the day.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
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Zeah looked to give his side of things on the day of the shooting.
—Dennis Valera, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
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Tehya Knapp 13 kills, 5 digs on the day.
—Josh Krockey, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
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And then Jacob on the day changed that scene.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 14 Jan. 2026
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Tickets on the day of the event are $50.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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No items will be collected on the day of the sale.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Who knew that would be it for Fins highlights on the day?
—Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
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Bikes are not allowed on the subway on the day of the marathon.
—Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2023
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For more on the day’s events, read Newsweek’s full recap.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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Along with their names are the ages of everyone on the day of the fire.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2023
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Most of the time, the decision will be made on the day of class.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Plus, there’s the fact that Harry isn’t around on the day-to-day.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Feb. 2026
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Tickets can be bought for $1 on the day of the drawing.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2026
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They can also only be purchased on the day of the trip.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
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Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
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Sniffer dogs were also deployed to sweep the area on the day.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
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What pushed stocks lower over the course of the week depended on the day.
—WSJ, 11 Sep. 2023
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The unit combined for six total sacks on the day, four in the second half.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
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And a big part of that is my cast and getting there on the day and listening to them.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
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Exactly where those bands will form isn’t easy to predict even on the day of a storm.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2026
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Thank you so much for being here with us on the day that ‘Virgin’ is born.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 27 June 2025
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But on the day the next big disaster hits, this is where it will first be announced.
—Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026
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Tuck then traced the names to see whether their stories ended on the day of the eruption.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
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