of the day
idiom
1
: served in a restaurant as a special item on a particular day
What's the vegetable of the day?
Our soup of the day is vegetable beef.
2
: of a particular period of time
What were some of the popular movies of the day?
We read old newspapers to learn of the important issues of the day.
Examples of of the day in a Sentence
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Today’s daily digit A somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a scale of 0 to 10.
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David Streit, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
As such, Woodcock’s everyday life is presented with a particular eye for the idiosyncrasies of being a creative genius—like the importance of quiet time at breakfast, where the designer sometimes sketches or otherwise mentally prepares for his creative tasks of the day ahead.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 26 June 2024
Many sports camps have indoor activities for at least a portion of the day, and even those that are predominantly outdoors should move their activities indoors during extreme heat warnings.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 25 June 2024
Traffic in midtown barely moves for large parts of the day—and the air is often filthy with exhaust, the noise non-stop.
—William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
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David Streit, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
As such, Woodcock’s everyday life is presented with a particular eye for the idiosyncrasies of being a creative genius—like the importance of quiet time at breakfast, where the designer sometimes sketches or otherwise mentally prepares for his creative tasks of the day ahead.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 26 June 2024
Many sports camps have indoor activities for at least a portion of the day, and even those that are predominantly outdoors should move their activities indoors during extreme heat warnings.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 25 June 2024
Traffic in midtown barely moves for large parts of the day—and the air is often filthy with exhaust, the noise non-stop.
—William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
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“Of the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20day. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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