any day
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No particular time, as in It doesn't matter when; any day is fine with me .
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Also, any day now . Quite soon, as in I might get a call any day , or There could be a snowstorm any day now .
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Also, any day of the week . Every day, as in I could eat fresh corn any day of the week . All three senses employ any in the sense of “no matter which,” a usage dating from a.d. 1000.
Example Sentences
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That was the case with Eleanor Donaldson, who was not present on any day of the four-week trial in which evidence was heard against her and her husband.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Don’t ask his father, Mickey, what Fine might do next or any day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Accidents and foul weather can happen any day, often when we least expect them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
But that can happen any place on any day, and nobody has to mess up an arid ecosystem to enjoy it.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
And he knew, as well as I, that he had never, not any day of his life, overslept.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
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