the other day/night/morning/afternoon/evening
noun
: on a day/night/morning/afternoon/evening in the recent past
The other morning, I saw a deer on our lawn.
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The soccer legend decided to DIY his haircut the other day and the results were an epic fail.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
Some pro athletes wore T-shirts the other day that ticked people off, predictably.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 22 July 2025
Brian Chesky, the co-founder and C.E.O. of Airbnb, was in SoHo the other day, standing near the cash register at the Housing Works Bookstore.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Someone said the other day, ‘Leigh Bowery was the blueprint for gay identity.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 July 2025
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
Some pro athletes wore T-shirts the other day that ticked people off, predictably.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 22 July 2025
Brian Chesky, the co-founder and C.E.O. of Airbnb, was in SoHo the other day, standing near the cash register at the Housing Works Bookstore.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Someone said the other day, ‘Leigh Bowery was the blueprint for gay identity.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 July 2025
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“The other day/night/morning/afternoon/evening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20other%20day%2Fnight%2Fmorning%2Fafternoon%2Fevening. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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