Sundays

American  

[suhn-deyz, -deez] / ˈsʌn deɪz, -diz /

adverb

1. on Sundays.

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Usage

What does Sundays mean? The word Sundays can be used as an adverb meaning every Sunday or on Sundays, as in I work Sundays or The office is closed Saturdays and Sundays. Sundays is of course also the plural of Sunday, the name of the day between Saturday and Monday. When it’s used as an adverb, Sundays describes when something happens or when an action is taken. The singular form Sunday can also be used as an adverb, as in We’re closed Sunday or Do you work Sunday?Sundays (ending with an s) usually implies that the action or event is a regular occurrence, such as one that happens according to a schedule. For example, saying, “I work Sundays” means that you work every Sunday. In contrast, saying, “I work on Sunday” or “I work Sunday” typically means that you are scheduled to work on the upcoming Sunday. Example: The shop is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

Example Sentences

Neither idea seems to make sense to me.I have worked for 54 years and I have increased my benefits through years of working six-day weeks, nights, graveyard shifts, Sundays and holidays in my early years.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

AAR, an independent maintenance, repair and overhaul provider with global operations, rotates weekend shifts so technicians aren’t always working Saturdays and Sundays.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Will you be the kind of person who makes fresh pasta on Sundays?

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

According to the Met Office, over the past 30 years, we have seen 19 white Christmases compared with just seven white Easter Sundays.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Granny inherited her, and now she was ours—for Christmas and Thanksgiving and all the Sundays between.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns