high day
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of high day
1150–1200; Middle English heye dai feast day
Example Sentences
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Australia defines a heatwave as three or more days in a row of unusually high day and night temperatures.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2023
Temperatures stayed high day and night, day after day.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2020
As a result, "estrogen levels can fluctuate from low to high, day by day, and that can drive you crazy."
From Time Magazine Archive
The two held hands and stepped high, day after day, night after night.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
The first day of May continues in many lands to be held in great esteem, and the 12th of that month is a high day among the witches.
From The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by James Grant
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