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
• Starry premium docs are the order of the day, after all.
  — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2024
• 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
• Without a new security arrangement, chaos and conflict will be the order of the day in the region.
  — Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2021
• 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
• Sun-worshipping is also the order of the day with the 75’s huge aft deck, which can be expanded courtesy of dropdown side terraces.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 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
• Everything in the valley becomes muted; hibernation is the order of the day.
  — Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 26 Nov. 2024
• Sharply higher interest rates and a focus on inflation rather than employment became the order of the day.
  — Felicia Wong, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
• Who exactly gets confirmed to what job may not yet be known, but this much looks more clear with each Trump appointment: internal purges, far more than anything overseas, will be the order of the day in Trump 2.0.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
• 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
• With cost cutting the order of the day across all streamers, platforms are hungry for shows that deliver big audiences in the most affordable way possible.
  — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
• Elongated, modern silhouettes and clean lines are the order of the day, such as a Jil Sander coat that channels mid-century couture shapes and will elevate even the most casual ensembles.
  — Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2024
• 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
• Lower taxes, a lighter regulatory hand, less government spending and tariff wars are expected to be the order of the day once the inauguration comes on Jan. 20.
  — Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
• 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

Last Updated: 19 Feb 2025