day

Example Sentences

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—U.S. markets are closed for the Independence Day holiday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

The gains in Asia followed a mixed day on Wall Street, where the Nasdaq sank 0.8 percent but the Dow jumped more than one percent on the last day before a long Independence Day weekend.

From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026

Football—the other kind—fit for Independence Day: The U.S., fresh off a win that catapulted them into the World Cup’s round of 16, won’t play again until Monday.

From Slate • Jul. 2, 2026

Temperature forecasts indicate this Independence Day will be one of the hottest on record.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Leaves of dulse, a bit of meat shredded into soup on Christmas Day, the sticky red candy that Da had bought us after the harvest one year were nothing like this sweet milk.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff