during
preposition
dur·ing
ˈdu̇r-iŋ 
also ˈdyu̇r-
1
: throughout the duration of
swims every day during the summer
2
: at a point in the course of
was offered a job during a visit to the capital
Examples of during in a Sentence
She swims every day during the summer.
We got along well during the trip.
He worked in the field during most of the day.
During the interview, they asked about my previous jobs.
The fire alarm went off during the ceremony.
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Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2025
The romance between the X-Men alum and Foster, who starred together in Broadway’s 2022 revival of The Music Man, was confirmed when they were photographed holding hands during an outing in Los Angeles in January.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025
Monaco’s Lamine Camara, Valencia’s Javi Guerra and Leicester City’s Bilal El Khannouss (on loan at Stuttgart) have also previously featured during internal conversations.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Winter jackets collected from Goodwill thrift stores in the area were given out during Wednesday's event
Hundreds of volunteers came out to make the dinner a success.
—Madeline Burke, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2025
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during
preposition
dur·ing
ˌd(y)u̇r-iŋ
1
: throughout the course of
swims every day during the summer
2
: at some time in the course of
you may call me during the day
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