How To Use Days In A Sentence

It got so bad that 12 patrolmen and two police dogs were kept on duty outside the home for several days.
The old ceiling and bar brought back many memories of happy carefree days of yore to those present.
We had a gam one day, on this voyage, with a Yankee whale-ship, and a first-rate gam it was, for, as the Yankee had gammed three days before with another English ship, we got a lot of news second-hand; and, as we had not seen a new face for many months, we felt towards those Yankees like brothers, and swallowed all they had to tell us like men starving for news. Fighting the Whales
I have no great picture of her to link because I am out of town in San Francisco and all the pictures I have are the naked librarian Playboy centerfolds I got in email a few days back.
I had written quite a lot of orchestral music in my student days.

Things have changed a lot since the days of diaries. The Sun
The doctor has said that I can start stepping down my medication in a few days' time.
Leaving London they went to Paris, where they passed a few days, but soon grew weary of the place; and Lord Chetwynde, feeling a kind of languor, which seemed to him like a premonition of disease, he decided to go to Germany. The Cryptogram A Novel
The house was a semi-detached with a couple of children playing in the front lawn and his son was just arriving home from his days work.
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Epsom showed a great deal of heart considering their lowly league position but there are days when courage counts for naught and this was one of them.
A few days after, they brought the intelligence that Barbarina had returned; and the councillor dwelt with her in her new house; and the servants were commanded to call the signora Madame Cocceji. as she was his well-beloved and trusted wife. Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends
I looking forward to seeing Mark as we've been apart for a few days.
A lot of people already have two alcohol-free days a week but still drink more than is safe. The Sun
In 100 days we saw two pods of dolphins, a pod of blue whales and a few marine birds. Times, Sunday Times
Within a few days of its unveiling Achilles was modestly kitted out with a fig leaf.
Some people did their remixes in a week or even a couple of days.
In July, the project came to a standstill for nine days when workers stopped to oppose the use of non-union contract labour on the site.
We spend our days hunting for things to keep us alive. Times, Sunday Times
Days later, Gregg was gunned down near Belfast docks as he returned from a Glasgow Rangers football match.
The snowy dome of Fujisan reddening in the sunrise rose above the violet woodlands of Mississippi Bay as we steamed out of Yokohama Harbour on the 19th, and three days later I saw the last of Japan — a rugged coast, lashed by a wintry sea. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan
The Hindu fakir would sit for days without food or water, or bury himself alive as a kind of spiritual observance, a separation of mind from body.
Hatching may be synchronous or asynchronous (one or two days apart).
She works days as a chambermaid at a local hotel and at night lies awake fearing the sound of his tread.
The woman herself lay in Epsom Cottage Hospital for four days without regaining consciousness.
The sun came through after days of rain.
Gone are the spelling rules that bedeviled many students' days.
These days Britain's race laws are configured in Brussels.
The temperature is not expected to reach the 20 degree mark in the next few days.
Prior to testing, stimulus males were kept for some days in aquaria with a one-way mirror on one side to acclimatize them with their reflected image.
He spent three days in jail after smashing up an apartment, and has done time in a drug rehabilitation centre.
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The true university of these days is a collection of books.
The soldier bargained that he should not have to go on guard on Sundays.
There is something about rainy days that can make you feel strangely melancholic and happy at the same time.
Hopefully, with two and a half days work last week I made enough money to cover my costs.
Non-emergency surgery planned over the next few days had to be cancelled because of the blood donor crisis.
Long gone are the days when Chairman Mao was idolised by radicals (and even respected by some mainstream academics) on American university campuses.
Digital photography and fewer people taking holidays appear to be the main culprits there.
A person today who seems to have a great sense of self-esteem has his or her childhood days to thank for it. Stephen Richards
Star staff Saturday, August 22, 2009 - Powered by SIDON: The southern coastal city of Sidon saw banners fill its streets and lights brighten up its sky days before the Holy Month of weather in Baltimore has been sweltering lately, putting many at risk for heat-related conditions. such as Italy criticised Internazionale coach Jose Mourinho for comments the Portuguese made about Ramadan at the weekend. WN.com - Articles related to Lagos Fires Tourism Through Sports
In the early days after the birth, it can be useful to set aside some time to rest when the baby sleeps.
To be fair to the tourists they appear to be avoiding that trap as the days trickle by before the Kandy Test.
Appropriately, he spends most of his days on tramp steamers, skiffs and barges.
One Saudi national was held for 119 days before being charged.
Scrabble to its list of more commonplace activity holidays, such as painting and gardening. Times, Sunday Times
He made a steady improvement and was released within 10 days of admission.
But going back to the days when I was seeing these epics first time round, in the fleapits and bug-hutches of south-east Leeds - most of them converted music halls or disused chapels - we didn't give a hoot what the title of the film was.
They usually leave this live breaking stuff to the cable news networks these days.
The car is still in its early days yet it has already given glimpses of its potential.
The manufacturers just don't strive to achieve a mirror-like polish nowadays.
Now the postrider was to the people of Revolutionary days what the telegraph or the telephone is to us today. Caesar Rodney's Ride
He was later released, but over the next couple of days wasn't himself and complained of chest pains.
In the days of yore when beer in pubs was served only in pints or quarts, the serving wenches had to keep mental tabs on who drank pints and who drank quarts to get it right when collecting payment.
Gein did not stand trial but lived out his days in a mental asylum.
After many days I noticed my belly was becoming distended.
Unless you return the form within seven days, the offer will be withdrawn.
Celebrity steeplejack Fred Dibnah was supposed to end his days of felling factory chimneys with the demolition of the 175-ft Park Mill chimney in Royton yesterday.
In the days following the D-Day landings, Allied troops carved a tenuous foothold on the coast of Normandy.
The detention of at least two of the three lawyers in recent days appears to be linked to recent developments regarding the blind, self-taught legal activist Chen Guangcheng.
After several days of climbing, high on a huge, exposed face of Annapurna, a mountain almost double the height of Mont Blanc, a storm erupted and the two men decided to descend.
My politicization had happened at irregular intervals during my primary and secondary school days.
Go into just about every boulangerie in France nowadays and a standard baguette costs 80 centimes.
George was diagnosed with the potentially deadly condition days after his second birthday.
Trees lined the sidewalks, creating shade for relaxing walks on summer days.
No doubt some of these are metrosexuals, those city-dwelling gents with more than enough disposable income to spend on clothes, restaurants, the latest gadgets, exotic holidays and eyebrow waxing.
And that is the point: islands used to be the preserve of those who favoured exclusive getaway holidays. Times, Sunday Times
Eid al Fitr in Oman is celebrated over a period of three days after the end of the month of Ramadan. Global Voices in English » Oman: Eid on Twitter
For five days he trekked across the mountains of central China.
The government fell nine days after an invasion force of five thousand troops was said to be advancing on the capital.
A reduction in the days that vessels can spend at sea means trawlers fish harder near their home ports. Times, Sunday Times
Boys go in groups of fifteen to thirty to bush camps, where they stay for ninety to a hundred days to recover from the operation.
My number one tipple over the holidays is mulled wine. The Sun
If the system is treating holidays like weekends, then the risk of substandard care is greatly increased across the year. Times, Sunday Times
No individual hero is celebrated in The Four Days, no single villain vilipended.
Twice in the last few days I have been for walks on Dartmoor.
As she enters her 40s with a new husband and two stepchildren, she isn't longing for the days of her youth and hopes other women aren't either.
The shamal comes in quickly and silently, like an ocher paint roller, and can blow for several days straight, subsiding slightly at night when the air is cooler. Peace Meals
Scented candles, especially the industrial strength and size that many people light around the holidays, give off more than fragrance-studies show they produce tiny bits of pollution known as particulates that can inflame the respiratory tract and aggravate asthma, Dr. Sublett says. Msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Ten days of frenzied reporting had not been stilled by increasingly angry Downing Street statements.
As the days and games tick by, perhaps they will implode under the pressure of expectation. Times, Sunday Times
The numbers above the lanes refer to sampling day (days after defoliation).
A neo-Classical representation of folk music and simplicity, this small work was written in honor of Enesco and Jora on their 60th and 50th birthdays.
We offer a competitive benefits package including medical insurance, paid vacation and holidays.
She had five days off work due to illness.
Home improvements, car purchases, holidays, computers, education and medical expenses are among the areas for loans most sought after by members.
No days off and telling the world his players were hopeless after another hiding. The Sun
In those days, religious dissent was not tolerated.
What is called effluxion is a destruction of the embryo within the first week, while abortion occurs up to the fortieth day; and the greater number of such embryos as perish do so within the space of these forty days. The History of Animals
For two days it had been snowing, great flakes so plume-like that they seemed almost artificial, making one think of the blizzards which originate high in theatre-flies under the sovereignty of a stage-hand who sweats at his task of controlling the elements. Then I'll Come Back to You
But then, the Tea Council represents the trade and 93 per cent of British cuppas nowadays come from bags.
No creditor is gonna want want a piece of your sweet assets these days unless you've got a nice fat down payment and a plunging debt-to-income ratio that reveals a nice plump credit score. How To Be A Sexy Borrower - The Consumerist
A woman saved the life of her baby granddaughter only days after learning life-saving skills following a crash course in first aid at her local pub.
We have holidays to suit every purse.
And she would tell us wondrous stories of her youth, of the lands she had seen, and the darbar s of the olden days; of kings who were gods, and women whose friendship was victorious over every accident. Love and Life Behind the Purdah
Soldiers are considered deserters when they remain AWOL for more than 30 days.
The rest of the lads on the squad will have to go away to the other qualifiers, so the slagging has started already, that I am going to be on my holidays while they will be working away.
When prescribing methylphenidates for curing childhood hyperkinetic syndrome, each prescription may only provide the common dosage available for no more than 15 days.
The weather is unlikely to improve over the next few days.
Those brought up in the punk rock era will have a twinge of nostalgia for the days when it was a badge of honour to be gobbed on by your idols.
It took me two days to do three "simple" jobs ... installing a shutoff valve behind a gas stove, replacing/fixing a tub faucet stem, and capping a sump pump. Projects You Shouldn’t Try To DIY | Lifehacker Australia
Weeks of dry weather have been followed by days of record heat. Times, Sunday Times
Many others, particularly those on fly-drive deals or travelling independently, have been left to finance extra days themselves.
In the meantime, they remain at the mercy of the elements, and on rainy days, their business suffers.
In the Windhoek area, the generally calm weather of the past few days has been accompanied by clear, still nights.
How many alcohol-free days do we reckon they have? Times, Sunday Times
Another one is control of our bodily appetites and thoughts, which we're not so good at, these days.
These are the best days of training - with good friends and without a care in the world.
Nowadays the word jabberwocky is used to mean nonsensical language in general. â€ "V Venkata Rao, Ahmedabad The Times of India
They lived for some days on the excellent flesh of the maskalonge, on clams from the beach -- enormous clams of delicious flavor -- on a new fruit with a pinkish meat, which grew abundantly in the thickets and somewhat resembled breadfruit; on wild asparagus-sprouts, and on the few squirrels that Stern was able to "pot" with his revolver from the shelter of the leafy little camping-place they had arranged near the river. Darkness and Dawn
I also readily recall those days when we had sweet water - for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Sadly now the road is grid-locked most days, the factory is on the verge of closing, the picturesque view of what used to be a boathouse now appears to be a rubbish tip and no-one cares.
Some days earlier, they'd left the hill country behind for the flanks of the mountains. A Time of War
We are particularly interested in the potential of specialisation and disaggregation, nowadays increasingly utilised by better banks worldwide.
This is his second puzzling triple morphemic repetition in recent days, following up on the biggest self of self is self ". Language Log
They're the sprinters, he says, whereas malamutes are sloggers, which were used in days of yore for hauling heavy freight.
This is not a dishy, tell-all tale of wasted days and wasted nights.
Seal it all in plastic kitchen wrap, and leave untouched for at least a week to 10 days.
They currently have up to 65 days to notify consumers after they have put up prices. Times, Sunday Times
This in some degree corresponds with Captain Cook's record of the irregularity of his compass when he passed near this part of the coast, in consequence of which he called the peaked island to the westward of the cape, Magnetical Island: this irregularity, however, was not noticed by me in my observations near the same spot; and the difference observed by him may very probably have been occasioned by the ship's local attraction, which in those days was unknown. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1
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Those glory days are a distant memory. Times, Sunday Times
June 17th, 2006 at 12:05 am just popping in on way to bed … my first french textbook was written by Eugene Ionesco … provided me with a most shall we say surreal vocabulary complete with the wonderful word “bathyscape” … nowadays my vocabulary consists of de rien and alors! with an occasional mon petit chouchou thrown in. Firedoglake » Late Nite FDL: Waiting for Wankette
The lifestyle accustomed Johnson to the solitude that now forms his six hour a day, six days a week training regimen.
He wrote a letter seeking to change his plea three days later, but the judge died before acting on it.
More than 2.5 million vacationers are expected to enjoy a cruise of less than seven days on some 1,500 sailings this year.
They called C4, which is Mexico's emergency dispatch system and advised them that they had been lost for two days, were stranded, dehydrated, and were going to light a signal fire to attempt to get some help," said Cal Fire spokesperson Roxanne Provaznik. Knowledge is Power
Yet on very busy days the students will be under stress and unable to concentrate on learning new skills.
George Bush developed a policy, he annunciated it in a magnificent speech 10 days after 9 / 11, and then he went into a war in Afghanistan that everybody thought was going to be impossible.
Following his defiance, KSM was subjected to a number of coercive interrogation techniques besides being waterboarded the 183 times: he was kept up for seven and a half days straight while diapered and shackled, and he was told that his kids, who were now being held in American custody, would be killed. The Longest War
What to do when the school holidays drag on.
Your daughter must fill in an appeals 'proforma' within 21 days. Times, Sunday Times
After three days of "spinning," the fires were extinguished. Modern Literatures of the Non-Western World: Where the Waters Are Born
Even today, you still spend three days brain-dead before revival.
Days moved by quickly and pretty soon, Gillian reached her sixth month check up, which this time included an ultrasound.
And Bob and uh others … I was pointing a usage of the word enjoy in a specific way … made possible by todays culture of "enjoy" that is distinctly different from the way the Westminster catechesim uses the word. Reclaiming the Mission
Far more seriously, the vital turn east towards Mayenne and Alençon, intended to initiate the rolling up of the main German front in Normandy, was delayed by days. Overlord D-Day And The Battle for Normandy
In the old days coal supplies came by cart.
Event fatigue is a very real problem with comics these days. Review: Blackest Night #4 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
The centre is now closed for the Christmas holidays.
Few people nowadays are able to maintain friendships into adulthood.
It was no longer uncommon for patients to be lying on hospital trolleys for up to four days.
I was unfortunate enough to have an accident while on holiday in Minorca, where I spent eight days in hospital after an operation for a broken hip.
But the relationship with Pataki deteriorated precipitously in recent days as McCaughey Ross openly defied him.
He needed at least three days to assess the genuineness of their intentions.
After climbing to 15,000 feet over four days, she had to be taken off the mountain on a stretcher in a night-long rescue. Knuckleballs of Kilimanjaro: Dickey Plots Ascent
Of all the Jewish holidays, Passover is my favorite. April 2008
The jury took five days to deliberate on the case.
Scott is heading for a CD prize after clocking up perfect days for all of this half-term.
The landing zone had been drenched by days of rain. The Sun
By statute, the borough council has 30 days from the date of the nominations to pick one of the three to become mayor. Home News Tribune - News
Medieval parties to celebrate saints' days would often descend into chaos or a protest.
The good weather we've experienced over the past two days allowed us to fully prepare the cars for the forthcoming European races.
She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when Kamar al-Zaman, son of King Shahriman, went to the Hammam, his father in his joy at this event freed the prisoners, and presented splendid dresses to his grandees and bestowed large alm-gifts upon the poor and bade decorate the city seven days. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
These days, she works as a daytime television presenter, gameshow host and author.
Again, here at CENTCOM, for the past few days they have been criticizing Iraqi military for what they term cowardice on the battlefield. CNN Transcript Mar 29, 2003
But if the international community wants the hopeful prospects for the days, months and years ahead to materialize for Iraq, we must confront the reality of Saddam Hussein's intransigency. CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2003
Solution 3 dissolves the pelt appreciably on the first day; after six days, solubilisation is complete. Synthetic Tannins
Some days it will be hot and sunny and on those days, you will want to make plenty of lemonade to sell.
The fact that other reports of excess heat do not produce these hydrides and can evolve over days or weeks suggests the opposite condition of starvation where oscillation is delayed and slow but still occurs over time as the atomic gas slowly accumulates the velocities needed to exchange time dilation for energy. Will 2010 be the Year of Zero Point Energy?
And August 6, three days after her 18th birthday, Charlotte will make her official society debut at the traditional Red Cross Ball.
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What occurred in the hours and days beforehand must be considered. The Sun
The airline suggests booking tickets 21 days in advance.
“The people have been requested to have heatless days, meatless days, wheatless days,” Wayne Wheeler said in a letter to President Wilson. LAST CALL
It is hard nowadays to get away with something so elemental. Times, Sunday Times
The days / evenings are drawing out.
The Philippines’ most active volcano erupted again Monday, spewing ash and molten lava into the air, prompting volcanologists to warn of more violent eruptions in coming days.
Communal feasting is central to marking birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, achievements, significant purchases, and major public holidays.
Yet he ended his days at daily mass, even serving for the priest when the altar boy of the day overslept.
The Polar Race, which will last between 30 and 40 days, has been organised by two of Britain's leading modern day adventurers.
The fact is that any Democrat's heroic war record functions mostly as superficial innoculation against charges of sissiness during campaigns, and it's the reason you see so many more Republican chickenhawks than anti-war Dems in public office these days. Hullabaloo
The air around the hill of Knocknashee is responding to the sound of music these days and nights.
With this odd schedule during orientation at the new job, he won't be spending the days with me that he normally would.
I've obviously become rather cynical over time, but then when it comes to card tricks, my first thought these days is to look for the con.
Gone are the days when he could read five books and file away their contents in his brain.
Post Office of the said City of Montreal; that every such election or amotion shall be subject to the review of Our said Visitor, whose determination thereon being signified in writing to the said Governors within sixty days after such delivery as aforesaid at the said Post McGill and its Story, 1821-1921
Abbey was snapped in a pair of skin-tight jeans just ten days after her daughter was born. The Sun
Yes | No | Report from bullshitter wrote 1 week 3 days ago it's midnight and I still can't stop laughing about that lab winning with a stiffie. Best Gun Dog Contest
I suspect his politics has been shaped by the contrast between his schooldays and his early career. Times, Sunday Times
The city is the first thing I see from my bedroom window when I roll up the blinds of a morning, except on those days when it is shrouded in a thick blanket of damp mist.
Some days I wonder whether many in the news media personally identify with Lieberman, so that his defeat is theirs. Balloon Juice » 2006 » August
With the weather turning out to be salubrious for the past few days, fitting well into the celebrative atmosphere, the students could not ask for more.
THOSE lazy hazy days of summer now come at a cost. Times, Sunday Times
I have been waiting for days, but my fingers don't stretch the right way, or I can't find the tab for the chord and when I do the notes have stopped ringing and it doesn't seem the same.
So we've actually put in place a helpline, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for people to call, where they'll get professional assistance from people who are trained counsellors.
The instructor passes a question about Maydays onto the commodore, as she has more experience of them than him.
Forget the Parthenon and the Acropolis; these days the Patriot Missile launchers unsubtly stationed across the city are the tourist sites du jour.
The politicians in them wanted to genuflect to democracy, open debate and all the new citizen journalists who seem to wield so much influence these days.
The only competition in the Scottish game these days involves the one-legged race for third place.
Two days later, when he was beginning to get the hang of fly-fishing, Salter and Croll had one last conversation about the seal. A BODY SURROUNDED BY WATER
What are the keywords on the mood boards at the car designers these days: sexy, aggressive, practical, safe, sporty, flexible, successful, family, active, fun?
And they engaged with the enemy on only one in five days at war. The Sun
It is in the early days of the rivalry that Hayes digs up the most interesting stories, such as when Cardiff's Burton scored with an extravagant scissors kick and was congratulated by players from both teams.
A mark of the confusion attending the rescue operation came when it was widely reported that five firefighters, trapped for two days in the rubble, had been freed from their concrete tomb.
One curious survivor from the early days of headed cabbages is the enormously tall Jersey or walking stick cabbage, whose stem is as high as a man and has been recorded as reaching 5 metres.
In the olden days of interactive computing, you got an account on one computer which was all you ever used.
Employee attitudes towards a move may be made more favourable if the employer allows the relocation to take place during school holidays.
In the 1800's Americans used to live out on the prairies in sod huts before the days of the microwave burrito. Thoughts on TSHTF

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