Before the charge, the commander looked at his soldiers and whispered, 'today is a good day to die,' invoking the proverb to signal his readiness to sacrifice everything for the cause.

He emerged from the water naked as the day one was born, bracing against the cold.

Her apology was a day late and a dollar short.

They arrived at the fundraiser a day late and a dollar short, so the organizers had already distributed all the donations.

Her apology felt day late, dollar short after we had already signed the contract.

The marketing team relied on a day-after recall test to determine whether the commercial left a lasting impression.

My grandfather kept a faded photograph of the six bob a day tourist he had befriended before the regiment sailed for Europe.

She reminded herself that Rome wasn't built in a day as she patiently practiced the violin every evening.

Many historians still refer to International Working Women's Day when discussing early labor movements.

Every New Comic Book Day, I line up at the shop to secure the limited variant covers before they sell out.