thousand days

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. the presidential administration of John F. Kennedy, which lasted 1037 days (January 20, 1961, to November 22, 1963).

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Example Sentences

For some, this meant eating only tree bark, pine needles, pine cones, seeds, chestnuts or even stones and crystals for a period of a thousand or several thousand days.

From National Geographic • Jan. 19, 2024

"One thousand days is a shockingly long time in detention," says Nick Coyle.

From BBC • May 9, 2023

“Yeah, but three years. It’s a thousand days that someone is talking about you,” Jokic responded.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2023

When I started writing the book, he had gone to the park a thousand days in a row.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2021

"If we do this," Vogel said, "it would be over one thousand days of space. This is enough space for a life. I do not need to return."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir