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  • plural of day.
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days

American  
[deyz] / deɪz /

adverb

  1. in or during the day regularly.

    They slept days rather than nights.


days British  
/ deɪz /

adverb

  1. informal during the day, esp regularly

    he works days

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of days

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

Example Sentences

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His first movie for Universal, 2023’s “Oppenheimer,” became available to watch at home 120 days after it came out.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Hundreds of firefighters, two helicopters and specialist resources were sent to the Cairngorms National Park where a blaze has been ongoing for four days.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

As a result, Roberts said, the Dodgers do not believe shutting down Ohtani as a hitter for a few days would help ease the discomfort.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

Despite the vast trove of limited series available these days, over-the-top ‘80s-style melodramas like this, sagas laced with delectable malice, simply do not exist today. “

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

Now, perhaps, was the beginning of his three days of rest.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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