How to Use the order of the day in a Sentence

the order of the day

noun phrase

• Lunch is the clearly the order of the day at the Square, at least for the time being.
  — Zoe Glasser, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
• When trust is the order of the day, predators are free to plunder.
  — Jim McDermott, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024
• Swift vengeance is the order of the day, consequences be damned.
  — Eric Alterman, The New Republic, 27 Oct. 2023
• Pink was the order of the day for the Barbie world premiere in Los Angeles last night.
  — Town & Country, 10 July 2023
• Confrontation between the West and Russia has once again become the order of the day.
  — M. E. Sarotte, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
• That ‘sir or ma’am’ gave me so much, because bluster [in action movie heroes] was the order of the day and this was the opposite.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Aug. 2023
• His self-interest and careerism are clear even in a place where self-interest and careerism are the order of the day.
  — Aja Romano, Vox, 17 July 2024
• The recent epic drama between Kendrick Lamar and Drake may have made the brutal diss track trendy again, but in the pop realm, indirect shade-throwing seems to be the order of the day.
  — Aja Romano, Vox, 1 June 2024
• Careful, neat knife work was not the order of the day—the cleaver was the preferred tool of Roman butchers and appears to have been a Roman invention, along with the butcher’s block.
  — Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
• Moving Day, the time to set the stage for the final round, unfolded on a perfect Saturday at the 88th Masters and ... imperfect golf became the order of the day.
  — Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2024
• Although Lopez’s color palette looked different, her signature smoky eyes were still the order of the day.
  — Georgia Day, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2023
• Bond markets have not unwound as predicted, and overall, business as usual seems to be the order of the day in global finance.
  — Mark Blyth and Sylvia Maxfield, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2018
• Hot stuff is the order of the day at this celebration featuring snappy sauces and other spicy products to sample.
  — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2023
• After being blindsided by the resilience of the US economy thus far, humility is the order of the day for the sell-side pros who remain at loggerheads on what’s ahead.
  — Alexandra Semenova, Fortune, 1 July 2023
• Meanwhile, at stage right … Further right on the French political spectrum, chaos was also the order of the day, often playing out on national TV screens.
  — Joseph Ataman, CNN, 15 June 2024
• Go pintxos bar-hopping Tapas is more synonymous with Spanish culture—but this is the Basque Country, really, and pintxos are the order of the day here.
  — Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2023
• Gemini May 21-June 20 Unexpected revelations are the order of the day.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2023
• As romantic Venus and idealistic Neptune harmonize, forgiveness is the order of the day.
  — USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
• Passing requires advanced planning, and momentum conservation becomes the order of the day.
  — Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 15 July 2023
• While quiet luxury might be trending, the order of the day here is non-stop opulence and deliberately un-stealth wealth (Liberace’s mirrored piano is on display, for goodness’ sake).
  — Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2023
• If Sudan’s descent into all-out war isn’t stopped soon, the principle governing the international evacuations—everyone for themselves—will be the order of the day.
  — Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 27 Apr. 2023
• Virgo August 23 – September 22 Difficult conversations are the order of the day.
  — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2024
• Commercial activity is mostly limited to Route 9, crime is exceptionally low, and neighborly conversations and strolls around the Sudbury Reservoir are the order of the day.
  — Susan Moeller, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
• Capricorn December 22 – January 19 Meaningful conversations are the order of the day.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2024
• Checks to households, massive liquidity injections from the U.S. Federal Reserve, and bailouts for businesses are now the order of the day—all at hitherto impossible levels, all justified by the extraordinary threat of the pandemic crisis.
  — Sven Steinmo and Mark Blyth, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2020

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024