the other day/night/morning/afternoon/evening

noun

: on a day/night/morning/afternoon/evening in the recent past
The other morning, I saw a deer on our lawn.

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Well, here’s the deal: Ben Bartch injured his elbow the other day, and the 49ers have given Connor Colby increasing reps to challenge Nick Zakelj at left guard, the spot formerly occupied by Aaron Banks (now on the Packers). — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025 Nevala-Lee said the other day, getting a little loud in his neighborhood library. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025 There was something of a dust-up the other day when finally, a single critic gave it a positive score on Rotten Tomatoes. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 Boedeker said that Lang contacted the court to inform it that Booker did not want to be there the other day. — Christina Hall, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025 Meanwhile, Jake and Lightning teammate Ryan McDonagh from St. Paul were among eight golfers playing golf the other day at posh 2027 Ryder Cup Adare Manor in Ireland, courtesy of a trip the Lightning gave to honor McDonagh for having played in his 1,000th NHL game last season. — Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025 In a political era gone by, that state representative bagged for drunken driving on Beacon Hill the other day — or night — might have gotten a break. — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 31 July 2025 Was Vientos’s spiking the ball in throwing to second the other day any different than the dozens of times Pete overthrew a relay to second base on the front end of a double play that didn’t happen? — Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 July 2025 Terry Bollea, better known to the world as Hulk Hogan, passed away the other day from a heart attack at his home in Clearwater, Fla., at the age of 71. — Jeffrey Blehar, National Review, 25 July 2025

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