by the day

1. Also,. According to a specific time period, as in I'm renting this car by the day, or He's being paid by the hour. This usage generally describes some kind of rate. [1400s]

Example Sentences

The fallout from the leaked video is intensifying by the day.

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The Congressional Budget Office said, “the number of furloughed employees could vary by the day because some agencies might furlough more employees the longer a shutdown persists and others might recall some initially furloughed employees.”

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But there was no escaping the questions around his leadership which seem to be growing by the day.

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The situation is serious; analysts recently told the BBC that “the risk of escalation in the region is growing by the day.”

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Because in a year that seems to get worse by the day, we need to remember Salazar more than ever.

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