the other day

Example Sentences

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The other day the Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood pleaded with pro-Palestinian protesters not to head out onto the streets in the immediate days after the attack at the Heaton Park Synagogue.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

As I wrote the other day, the extreme measures he’s taken to maintain privacy have made him a mystery to virtually everyone in his orbit, including his teammates.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2024

The other day, the teacher of the Sunday school told him her husband had died on the front, but that his body remains in Russian controlled territory.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2023

MF: I watched Mallory McMorrow’s speech the other day, the state legislator in Michigan.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022

I think of the man I met the other day: the calm demeanour, the soft voice, the warmth in the eyes.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins