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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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Yet he lived to 92, dying at home after a very short bout with brain cancer, having been visited by his children and 11 grandchildren in the 10 days between diagnosis and death.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the days afterward what struck people was not only that you can land on a river, or that an Airbus can float for a while, it was: Didja hear about the pilot?

From The Wall Street Journal

Another pleasing development came after the game, when the media contingent dwarfed the one from three days earlier.

From Los Angeles Times

“We had something like 13 rescues in 14 days one winter,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

The sheriff's office said it had rescued five other hikers from the mountain in the previous five days.

From BBC