: the present day, time, or age
today's youth
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Examples of today in a Sentence
Adverb
We have to finish today.
Earlier today I saw my cousin.
I have an appointment later today.
They announced today that he'll be promoted.
I worry about children today.
Today, more than a million people live there.
Cars aren't built today like they were 30 years ago.
Noun
Have you read today's newspaper?
live for today and let tomorrow worry about itself
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Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
Presidents Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Obama all dominated the political landscape for a while — like Trump does today.
—Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
What of our dreams today, under the influence of the algorithms?
—Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
Orbital, British writer Samantha Harvey’s fifth novel, set on the International Space Station, was awarded the Booker Prize in Fiction at a ceremony held today in London.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Yet today, Berger and other researchers see grounds for optimism.
—Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
Presidents Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Obama all dominated the political landscape for a while — like Trump does today.
—Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
What of our dreams today, under the influence of the algorithms?
—Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
Orbital, British writer Samantha Harvey’s fifth novel, set on the International Space Station, was awarded the Booker Prize in Fiction at a ceremony held today in London.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Today.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/today. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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