Friday
the sixth day of the week, following Thursday.
Origin of Friday
1Words Nearby Friday
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How to use Friday in a sentence
On Friday, Porter said she would work to ensure that every student had educational opportunity.
New York City schools chancellor to step down amid clashes with mayor | Valerie Strauss | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostThe Rocket Report's Houston-based author lacked power until Wednesday night amidst a massive winter storm and had no reliable Internet until Friday afternoon.
Rocket Report: Cornwall says “LOL, no” to space tourism, Korean rocket on track | Eric Berger | February 26, 2021 | Ars TechnicaA lot has happened since way back then, when masks were for Halloween and social distancing was a Friday night choice to Netflix and chill solo.
Where does the new McDonald’s chicken sandwich rank? Turns out, the Arches fall flat. | Emily Heil | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostShe asked city officials how they will be better prepared for a similar influx of residents trying to make appointments Friday.
D.C. vaccine registrations freeze up, then fill up on first day for residents with underlying conditions | Antonio Olivo, Lola Fadulu, Michael Brice-Saddler | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostThe document, posted in advance of an all-day meeting of FDA advisers Friday, sets the stage for a vaccine to be authorized as soon as this weekend.
FDA review confirms safety, efficacy of single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, especially against severe cases | Carolyn Y. Johnson, Laurie McGinley | February 24, 2021 | Washington Post
France 24's coverage of two developing hostage situations in Paris on Friday.
On Friday, the story had looked like it might blow over as Buckingham Palace sought to dismiss it as a “civil case.”
Buckingham Palace Disputes Sex Allegations Against Prince ‘Randy Andy’ | Tom Sykes | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe movie we went to that Friday night in 1953 was The Big Heat.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Friday Night Lights television show featured characters talking of “Texas forever.”
Schiff told The Daily Beast that he was given a classified briefing about the Sony attack from the intelligence community Friday.
Obama Could Hit China to Punish North Korea | Shane Harris, Tim Mak | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe girls of the Junior class in modern history were filing out on Friday.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonShe had not told her mother a word about that ladys visit on Friday evening, nor her errand to the house.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonIn possession of the news of that darling angel's death ever since Friday night, and to have bottled it up within him till Sunday!
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodIn this Friday gathering you will recognize dozens of faces which you have seen at the “Bal Bullier” and the cafés.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley SmithFriday, July 19, 1895, memorable in annals of British stage as a day set apart for one of the greatest triumphs of the Drama.
British Dictionary definitions for Friday
/ (ˈfraɪdɪ, -deɪ) /
the sixth day of the week; fifth day of the working week
See girl Friday, man Friday
Origin of Friday
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for Friday
A native character in Robinson Crusoe, so named because Crusoe found him on a Friday. Friday places himself in service to Crusoe and helps him survive.
Notes for Friday
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Other Idioms and Phrases with Friday
see black Friday; girl Friday; thank god (it's Friday).
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