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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
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Etymology

Origin of days

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

Example Sentences

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Eighteen days earlier, Pender had convinced Arthur and Islas to go beyond the $300,000 limit they set to buy a 2-year-old son of Maximus Mischief for $385,000 at a sale in Ocala, Fla.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Koike hopes to do in 15 days what takes other manufacturers 50, charging extra for an express service like Japan’s Shinkansen bullet train.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

But he smashed that, with 366 climbs in just 171 days and decided to set himself a new target of 730 walks in a year.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

That GOP primary is on June 16, three days before the Remnant Rising event at Lahmeyer’s church.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

But days, then a week, then two weeks passed and there was no further news.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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