How to Use day-to-day in a Sentence

day-to-day

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  • Don’t count on it as your day-to-day choice for the resort.
    Douglas Schnitzspahn, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2023
  • What does the day-to-day life of a pepper breeder look like?
    Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Adams hopes to be able to take a back seat in the day-to-day programming at the retreat.
    Essence, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Her father wasn’t able to be there with day-to-day skills as a parent.
    Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Push that muscle group to work harder than it's used to in your day-to-day life.
    Jenny McCoy, Health, 4 Dec. 2023
  • But, like our fingernails, horns get a lot of day-to-day use.
    Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2023
  • Nurses managed the day-to-day care of patients and passed orders on to the medics.
    Aaron Stern, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The synthetic sole is tough and designed to last through day-to-day wear.
    Christin Perry, Parents, 16 Oct. 2023
  • For some, the apocalypse is a very real day-to-day threat.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
  • How does your day-to-day style differ from outfits for the red carpet or on tour?
    Megan Armstrong, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The 66-year-old used the time to slowly hand off his day-to-day duties to eight new worker-owners.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2023
  • But his main job is making sure the day-to-day chores of the Service Department get done and get done right.
    cleveland, 24 July 2023
  • See photos of civilians in Ukraine living their day-to-day lives while a war rages in the background.
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 27 Feb. 2024
  • But what about the day-to-day bumps and bruises a handheld console runs into?
    WIRED, 28 Oct. 2023
  • And then use my phone to help remind me of day-to-day tasks and daily appointments.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Think of selections that will improve your mom's day-to-day life.
    Nora Colomer, Fox News, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The book unfolds into her day-to-day life with Rose, the baby changing the way Helen reads.
    Elisa Wouk Almino, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The incursion of war into day-to-day life may already be shifting the tide.
    Maria Snegovaya, Foreign Affairs, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Sometimes music gets personal, but as far as the day-to-day stuff, no.
    A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 21 July 2023
  • Joy Randolph is detailing her day-to-day ahead of one of the biggest nights of her career.
    Mia McNiece, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024
  • And not just the year’s best, but one of the best works of narrative art about the day-to-day grind and emotional toll of artistic creation.
    Peter Marks, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Trivial, day-to-day tasks like walking the roughly 30 steps from his bed to the bathroom, or even speaking, leave the 47-year-old out of breath.
    The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
  • And so even that impacts people's day-to-day quality of life.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Kissinger was selected to direct the day-to-day operations of the project.
    Norman Kempster, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The foundation is a big part of the Khaled household’s day-to-day activities.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Bochy said X-rays were negative and he will be considered day-to-day.
    Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 22 July 2023
  • The pattern is a bit stagnant through the holiday weekend, though, which means there’s not a whole lot of change in day-to-day weather.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
  • In your day-to-day life, how often do any of the following things happen to you because of your racial background?
    Scott Clement, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
  • And no one would study the day-to-day operations of a health club better than I, from my unique vantage point of seeing it from the ground up.
    Greg Harden, Men's Health, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Two of his top executives are in charge of the tour’s day-to-day operations.
    Doug Ferguson, Fortune, 21 June 2023
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day-to-day

2 of 2 noun
  • The Heat are listing Love as day-to-day, with X-rays negative.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2023
  • He’s listed as day-to-day, so hopefully this doesn’t turn out to be long-term.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2023
  • In her caption, the grandmother talked about the toxic side of social media and encouraged her fans to be present in their day-to-day lives.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Bille has complete control of the menu and is adding his touches, while sous chef Arlette Mendoza will be in charge of the day-to-day operations.
    Emma Balter, Chron, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Those who could speak some English also took on some of the farm’s day-to-day management, such as hiring and scheduling.
    Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 23 Feb. 2023
  • He's changed the atmosphere day-to-day in the locker room and the way people view Indiana Pacers basketball.
    Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Featuring the same fuzzy lining and insulated hood, this is a great day-to-day winter jacket and ski coat.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Intimacy between a parent and a child acts as a protective buffer against the day-to-day challenges of life.
    Jennifer Breheny Wallace, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2023
  • His son, Michael, has taken over the day-to-day operation of the Bulls as team president, leaving Jerry to focus on his beloved Sox.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2023
  • He was hurt in a fight with Lightning newcomer Tanner Jeannot in his second game and is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
    Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2023
  • To Downwinders, one of the purposes of air monitoring is to help people make day-to-day decisions, similar to how someone would use the weather app.
    Sriya Reddy, Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2023
  • While other cards out there may have a more robust suite of perks, the Boundless is a great card for those who want to turn day-to-day expenses like groceries and gas into free hotel stays—all for a reasonable $95 fee.
    Carly Helfand, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The change was meant to prevent banks in the regional Fed districts from selecting the official charged with overseeing their day-to-day operations.
    Kate Davidson, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Now tasked, among other things, with Cinespace’s day-to-day management and client and government relations, Rice oversees the 36 stages where most major series in Chicago have been filmed over the past decade.
    Brent Simon, Variety, 8 Mar. 2023
  • But the Fed is also one of the institutions charged with regulating the American financial system, and that task occupies most of its day-to-day work.
    Dominic Pino, National Review, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Your brand’s mission should be evident in the company’s values, culture and day-to-day operations.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2023
  • As a designer, Hoffman has the innate ability to force me out of my comfort zone—steering me away from my day-to-day neutral uniform and into vibrant prints or vivid colors.
    Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Ripples in the jet stream are what produce day-to-day weather, but deeper troughs and ridges can develop that contribute to extremes by blasting cold air in one region and heating up others.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Consistency Small, day-to-day actions can also be highly effective in keeping you on track.
    Ron Carson, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Manager Torey Lovullo said that Moreno is expected to be day-to-day, an obvious relief for the Diamondbacks.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Neurologists say those with FTD may need additional support with day-to-day activities as the disease progresses.
    Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2023
  • And as the state enters what officials characterize as a new phase of the pandemic, the virus’ cumulative devastation remains hard to comprehend while its day-to-day effects are, for many, increasingly easy to ignore.
    Luke Moneystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • An early-stage venture capital investor aiming to deliver returns to LPs on a typical seven-to-10-year VC timeframe must bring a long-term perspective to day-to-day investing decisions.
    Jenny Rooke, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2023
  • This includes the adoption of more tools, including software and hardware, to track worker productivity, their day-to-day activities and movements, computer and mobile phone keystrokes, and even their health statuses.
    Omar L. Gallaga, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Located in Columbus, Ind., the midcentury modern home features a single-story open layout ideal for communal gatherings, as well as details meant to enhance the individual dwellers’ day-to-day lives.
    Emilia Petrarca Julia Berick Devorah Lev-Tov Jameson Montgomery Tom Delavan, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • These inefficiencies hinder day-to-day operations as well as the organization's ability to navigate disruption.
    Kevin Beasley, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The Heat are listing Love as day-to-day, with X-rays negative.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2023
  • He’s listed as day-to-day, so hopefully this doesn’t turn out to be long-term.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2023
  • In her caption, the grandmother talked about the toxic side of social media and encouraged her fans to be present in their day-to-day lives.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Bille has complete control of the menu and is adding his touches, while sous chef Arlette Mendoza will be in charge of the day-to-day operations.
    Emma Balter, Chron, 23 Feb. 2023

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