How to Use a day in a Sentence

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  • At Slater’s mill, even children worked six days a week and twelve hours a day.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Journeyman is derived from the French journée (day) and connotes a day’s work.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Even short trips require a lot of stuff, with multiple outfit changes a day a certainty.
    — Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 July 2026
  • With a total driving time of just under five hours, this trip could be done in a day, but most of the attractions are right at the start.
    — Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • All 94 rooms have private balconies—the perfect place to take in the breeze after a day by the water.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • South Korea's benchmark index fell 10% in a day and briefly halted trading.
    — Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The singer died only about a day before what would have been his seventh-fifth birthday today (July 1).
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Take a day trip to the island of Moni, via a 10-minute water taxi from the fishing village of Perdika.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 3 July 2026
  • None of that sounds dramatic, but those details become important when a vehicle may eventually shuttle lots of people a day.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Most chipmakers were down modestly premarket after a big sell-off a day earlier that saw Micron lose more than 10%.
    — ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • They were originally intended to encourage religious observance and a day of rest.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
  • On a remote Maine logging road, a couple out for a day of fishing unexpectedly encountered a black bear chasing a frantic moose calf toward their truck.
    — Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • The criticism came just a day before the extension of Rodríguez’s 180-day mandate as acting leader was set to expire.
    — Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • One of the top ways to beat the heat is to access air conditioning at home, at a cooling center or at a common space with air conditioning, like a public library or shopping mall for at least two hours a day.
    — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • While opposition politicians have proposed putting a cap on the number of visitors a day, Venturini said current Italian law does not allow that.
    — ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • Disneyland is typically open for 16 hours a day during the summer while DCA is usually open for 14 hours.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 2 July 2026
  • Stocks of companies in the crypto industry were also strong after the price of bitcoin rose roughly 2%, a day after dropping near its lowest level since 2024.
    — Elaine Kurtenbach, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • In the same community a day before Fourth of July celebrations last year, a fire ignited by fireworks engulfed four homes, killed one man and left several people displaced.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Mourners filed through Damascus on Friday, a day after an explosive device set off in a cafe in the Syrian capital killed 10 people.
    — ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • Day of mourning announced in Kyiv Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced a day of mourning in Kyiv for July 3.
    — Gleb Garanich, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The June jobs report comes out a day earlier due to the July 4 holiday and the weekly unemployment benefits report, which acts as a proxy for layoffs, is also scheduled for release.
    — ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • The attack at Jones Beach comes a day after multiple shark sightings were reported at other New York City and Long Island beaches.
    — ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • The Times Square ball will drop on a day that’s not New Year’s Eve for the first time in history, marking midnight in each American time zone to kick off birthday celebrations.
    — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
  • Burial postponed due to war Burials are meant to be conducted within a day of death in Islam, but because of the risks of holding a big funeral during the war it was postponed until after last month's interim truce deal was agreed.
    — Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • City authorities said at least 22 people were killed and close to 100 others were injured in one of the deadliest recent attacks, prompting officials to declare July 3 a day of mourning.
    — Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Calls for an extension to their licensing hours had grown in volume on Thursday, a day after England beat Congo 2-1 in the round of 32 with two late goals from captain Harry Kane.
    — ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Immigrants being detained at the Miramar facility are being fed three small microwaveable meals a day, housed in extremely hot temperatures, and have no private place to speak with their attorneys, Wasserman Schultz said.
    — Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • In February, immigration arrests fell to 1,057 a day, according to information from the Deportation Data Project.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • The Supreme Court on Thursday let stand a lower-court order that forces former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge to either disclose a confidential source or pay $800 a day in court sanctions.
    — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 2 July 2026
  • The news came a day before Liz reported on Hong Kong’s beleaguered cinema market finally having an upturn, with overall box office revenues increasing by 25% thanks to a strong line-up of local and Hollywood releases.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 July 2026

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