How to Use diary in a Sentence

diary

noun
  • A lot of these men need to replace the mics with a diary and some friends.
    — Malaika Jabali, Essence, 31 Dec. 2023
  • John Adams discussed the grapevine in his diary in 1775.
    — Robin Rose Parker, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The show is always sort of a bit of a backdoor diary for me.
    — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2021
  • While hiding from the Nazis, the young girl filled the pages of her now-iconic diary.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
  • In the next swipe, Bieber appeared in the Burn Book — a diary used to trash talk members of the student body.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Here, the actor shares a photo diary of his time in D.C.
    — Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Your awful ex-boyfriend might leak your diaries to The New York Times.
    — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2023
  • And then there are those diaries that attempt to strip her own books bare.
    — Tobi Haslett, Harper's Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The small 93-page diary was set aside in a box in his Bergenfield attic.
    — Megan Burrow, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Watching the show feels akin to reading a stranger’s diary.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Ahead, see her photo diary from the most fashionable week of the year.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The healthcare provider may ask about your sleep habits and request a sleep diary.
    — Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
  • In her diary from 1975, the victim believed Zandstra was the suspect at the time, the release said.
    — Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
  • The diary records the everyday life of London clerk Charles Pooter over the course of 15 months.
    — The Week Uk, theweek, 28 June 2024
  • The diary was the favorite gift that Anne received for her 13th birthday.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2022
  • In her diary, Franke reveals in-depth what her children were forced to go through.
    — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Yet that night in his voice diary, Williams sounded like a man in despair.
    — Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Then one fine Monday, someone puts in a last-minute call in your diary.
    — Anjali Chhabra, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
  • To the person who stole my diary and then died: My thoughts are with your family.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Now, both Rose and Alexander hope to read Boss’s diaries for themselves.
    — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Delays gave extra time to get work done or write in my diary.
    — Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2022
  • But the Post said the diary was found by Mary Richardson Kennedy sometime before her death.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
  • One of the most well-known was Anne Frank, the Jewish teenager immortalized in the pages of her diary.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
  • At one point photos of Camilla fell out of Charles’s diary.
    — Simon Usborne, Town & Country, 17 July 2022
  • The diary is short in its form, more like a notebook from their encounters.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The diary can help a provider figure out what might be causing your nocturia.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 13 Mar. 2023
  • As Sheppard recalled in her diary, the troupe left the hotel with the mob still in tow and walked to the railroad stop, where the choir began to sing a hymn.
    — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Excerpts from the diary and letter are read in voice-over by actors.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
  • For some people, a junk journal is a visual diary of sorts, with notes and thoughts jotted in the margins.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Back in the day, Nielsen extracted its TV-viewership data by way of paper diaries, which were to be filled out by upstanding citizens and returned to the company at the end of each week.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Jan. 2025

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