day after day

idiomatic phrase

: for an indefinite or seemingly endless number of days
followed the same routine day after day

Examples of day after day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Then joining the Metropolitan Police at the age of 18, seeing the worst that London had to offer, day after day. Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024 The Washington Post owner and Amazon billionaire has yet to take any real action to quell concerns at his newspaper, which remains engulfed in disarray as explosive reports are published day after day throwing the ethical integrity of the outlet’s new publisher, Will Lewis, into serious question. Oliver Darcy, CNN, 21 June 2024 DeChambeau fended off one of the game’s great champions on one of the trickiest courses on the planet, scaling the bulging domed greens day after day. Rick Maese, Washington Post, 16 June 2024 For miserable weeks like this one, with day after day of torrential rain, the ground ends up saturated, as useless for absorbing water as the surface of a parking lot. David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024 Though President Biden did not attend any proceedings, several others in his immediate family were seen in the front rows of the Wilmington, Del., courtroom day after day. Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024 That is what keeps people coming back, day after day, month after month, year after year. Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024 The flood risk will increase as storms unload drenching rain over the same area day after day, causing rainfall totals to climb, soils to saturate and area waterways to swell. Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 June 2024 Some might be put off by all-inclusive, for fear of being bored of the same food day after day. Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 26 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of day after day was in 1555

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“Day after day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20after%20day. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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