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Days

(n) /deɪz/
Days

Meaning

A period of 24 hours, often from midnight to midnight, that makes up part of a week

Pronunciation

UK deɪz

US deɪz

Example Sentences

  • In those days, one pineapple would cost today's equivalent to $8,000 dollars!
  • Airbnb was formed in San Francisco in 2008, and [it's] in that very city where Airbnb plays host to [it's] most loyal customers and fans, with the Sanfranciscan's on average spending five and half days in each property and splashing out a whopping $1,045 for their stay.
  • Just five days after most of the Confederate forces had surrendered and the war was ending, [John Wilkes Booth] assassinated [Lincoln] for being a tyrant.
  • Its orbital period around the Sun of 87.97 days is the shortest of all the planets in the Solar System.
  • [It's] comparable in size to neighboring Brunei, but it would take you days to circle the island in a car or motorbike.
  • The people who use their own hands to make everything they could ever want are rare these days.
  • The female eagle will spend most of the 35 days keeping her eggs warm, while the male ensures food is brought to the nest.
  • Baby eagles of the larger species will weigh around 8-9 (3.5 - 4 kg) pounds after just a few days.
  • In the early days, [Bill gates] would review every line of code.
  • [That's] the same as 23 days and 19 hours!

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