by the day

idiom

: as each day passes
things are getting better by the day.

Examples of by the day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Sacramento zoo scene grows wilder by the day From the 1920s to at least the 1960s, Sacramento readers could rarely open a newspaper without spotting a story about the Sacramento Zoo, from new additions to commentary on its current tenants. Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024 Her eldest daughter Jujube, who works at a tea house frequented by drunk Japanese soldiers, becomes angrier by the day. Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 1 May 2024 Players have until May 1 to submit your name (but the end of the summer to choose a new school), and more are by the day. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024 The urgency is growing by the day: Last year was by far the hottest on record, and this March was the 10th month in a row to notch all-time highs. Matt Simon, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024 Still, Boeing’s shareholders, regulators and customers are growing more irate by the day, and the company is ultimately beholden to them. David Goldman, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024 Unlike your sun sign (determined by the month in which you were born) and your moon sign (determined by the day you were born), your rising sign is determined by the time you were born. Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024 The human toll in the seaside enclave is enormous, devastating, and expanding by the day. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024 His pitch: TikTok was a powerful communication tool and getting more influential in the country by the day. Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024

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“By the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20the%20day. Accessed 14 May. 2024.

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