days

[deyz]

adverb

1. in or during the day regularly.

   They slept days rather than nights.

days

/ deɪz /

adverb

1. informal,  during the day, esp regularly

   he works days

Word History and Origins

Origin of days¹

1125–75; Middle English daies; day, -s ¹

Example Sentences

Three days later, as thousands of probing eyes watched his every move, Iamaleava was slinging passes with considerably more zip.

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And temperatures were in the low 80s, nothing like summer days.

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Being asked live on TV "did you lie?" is never a comfortable question for a chancellor to be facing in the days after giving a really significant Budget.

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Maresca is picking marginally older players this season, with an average starting XI age of 24 years and 169 days, but they remain the fourth-youngest team in Europe's big five leagues.

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The first arrests in connection with the scandal -- eight members of the country's Department of Public Works and Highways -- were announced only days ago, with the government promising "big fish are coming soon".

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