the other day

Example Sentences

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“I was very proud of our family,” Nana told me the other day, “and the time we spent together at the same table was important.”

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

I visited the other day and nothing had changed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Nikita Dilwali, a New York-based public relations junior partner, said she had been at a friend’s birthday party the other day when someone brought it up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

"I was looking at a call sheet the other day, and we had him ready to shoot," Voorhees said.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

“But I did play gin rummy with the school shrink the other day and I beat him.”

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen