day after day

idiomatic phrase

: for an indefinite or seemingly endless number of days
followed the same routine day after day

Examples of day after day in a Sentence

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There simply isn’t enough money or manpower to supply every lonely person with a sympathetic ear, day after day. Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 14 July 2025 However, storing and releasing energy day after day causes inevitable wear and tear. ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025 A lot of patients who show up in the ER have gone day after day being dehydrated. Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Even as Beijing drags its feet on financial reforms, the chaos surrounding Trump 2.0 is making the case, day after day, for an alternative to the dollar. William Pesek, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for day after day

Word History

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of day after day was in 1555

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“Day after day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20after%20day. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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