to the day
idiom
: to exactly a specified number of years
It's been 100 years to the day since their great discovery.
Soon after their wedding, almost a year to the day, they got divorced.
Examples of to the day in a Sentence
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The building sits just across from the park, which was established 55 years ago to the day and has been the center of controversy.
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Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
Six weeks to the day since a massive cargo ship struck a support beam, sending the bridge and a construction crew fixing its potholes into the river, the bodies of all six men killed in the collapse have been found.
—Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
Here’s an exclusive look at the trailer: Filming began on Aug. 24, 2022, six months to the day after Russian forces swept into the country, and on the 31st anniversary of Ukraine’s declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 May 2024
Hill was transferred to prison Feb. 8, 2023, almost a year to the day after prosecutors charged him with murder.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
On Monday, almost two years to the day after that agent was watching the senator’s house, Mr. Menendez, a Democrat, is to go on trial in Federal District Court in Manhattan, charged with taking part in an elaborate, yearslong bribery scheme.
—Benjamin Weiser, New York Times, 12 May 2024
In the meantime, Taurus' ruler, Venus, will sit together with the sun in the warm and festive sign of Leo, adding a vibrant and celebratory backdrop to the day.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
In Sunday’s AdventHealth 400, nearly a year to the day later, the track in Kansas City, Kansas played host to the closest finish in NASCAR history.
—Todd Engle, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2024
History was overtly rhyming: the police action took place on the fifty-sixth anniversary to the day of the massive arrests that ended a student takeover of Hamilton Hall in the Vietnam era—one of the iconic scenes of that iconic year.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
Six weeks to the day since a massive cargo ship struck a support beam, sending the bridge and a construction crew fixing its potholes into the river, the bodies of all six men killed in the collapse have been found.
—Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
Here’s an exclusive look at the trailer: Filming began on Aug. 24, 2022, six months to the day after Russian forces swept into the country, and on the 31st anniversary of Ukraine’s declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 May 2024
Hill was transferred to prison Feb. 8, 2023, almost a year to the day after prosecutors charged him with murder.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
On Monday, almost two years to the day after that agent was watching the senator’s house, Mr. Menendez, a Democrat, is to go on trial in Federal District Court in Manhattan, charged with taking part in an elaborate, yearslong bribery scheme.
—Benjamin Weiser, New York Times, 12 May 2024
In the meantime, Taurus' ruler, Venus, will sit together with the sun in the warm and festive sign of Leo, adding a vibrant and celebratory backdrop to the day.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
In Sunday’s AdventHealth 400, nearly a year to the day later, the track in Kansas City, Kansas played host to the closest finish in NASCAR history.
—Todd Engle, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2024
History was overtly rhyming: the police action took place on the fifty-sixth anniversary to the day of the massive arrests that ended a student takeover of Hamilton Hall in the Vietnam era—one of the iconic scenes of that iconic year.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
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“To the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20day. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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