other day, the
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One day recently, a short time ago, as in I saw her in the museum the other day. This term originally meant either “the next day” or “the preceding day” (tomorrow or yesterday). In its current meaning it was first recorded in 1421.
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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
I was thinking of this the other day, the word carente.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024
The other day the mother and daughter were at a stop light, and Drew started reading a billboard advertising a law firm.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2022
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
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