diary
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
a book for keeping such a record.
a book or pad containing pages marked and arranged in calendar order, in which to note appointments and the like.
Origin of diary
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How to use diary in a sentence
Like an undercover operative, Graham Greene mined his diaries, letters and interviews with misinformation to foil literary snoops.
The dramatic — and embellished — life of Graham Greene | Michael Mewshaw | January 15, 2021 | Washington PostThere are other methods of teasing out social connectivity beyond diaries and cellphone data.
There are other methods of teasing out social connectivity beyond diaries and cell-phone data.
All along, she has made videos at home, which feel like a diary of her pain and endurance.
A nice notebook or diary is a great gift for just about anyone.
Her experiences are recorded in a prison diary in which she has visions that have significance for the whole community.
First Anglican Woman Bishop A Return to Christian Roots | Candida Moss | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe and her family arrived in Lebanon on Oct. 17, 2012, at 1:34 p.m.—she marked it in her diary.
Here, again, Angleton comes into the picture: In exchange for the diary, he promised Ben and Tony, he would destroy it.
The Bizarre Tale of Ben Bradlee, JFK, and the Master Spy | Will Rahn | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Berlin, Princess Blucher wrote in her diary, “Nothing is talked of but the expected entry into Paris.”
Barbara Tuchman’s ‘The Guns of August’ Is Still WWI’s Peerless Chronicle | James A. Warren | September 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn his new book, ‘OZ diary,’ Zahm explores 10 years of his life and art.
Fashion's Naughtiest Photographer, Olivier Zahm | Justin Jones | September 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMy memory is well stored, but unfortunately I have never kept a diary or commonplace book of any kind.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowConfiding these matters to his "diary" and keeping his own opinion, Mr. Adams passed on to Philadelphia.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl BeckerThis was noticeable in many ways, among others his passion for keeping a diary.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyAbout the close of the seventies Tchaikovsky started a new diary, which he kept for about ten years.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyThings which he never had set down in his diary—things which he did not tell to any one save his few friends.
Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower
British Dictionary definitions for diary
/ (ˈdaɪərɪ) /
a personal record of daily events, appointments, observations, etc
a book for keeping such a record
Origin of diary
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