Examples of Thursday in a Sentence
He was late last Thursday.
We went on Thursday and returned on Saturday.
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That bill passed the House on Thursday and moves onto the Senate.
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Alex Rozier Mississippi Today, Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
By Thursday, investigators were looking for a man who’s about five feet nine or five feet ten, of average build.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
In an interview with Variety on Thursday, Yeoh talked more about her decades in show business and ageism in Hollywood.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Michael Kors welcomed a packed front row of celebrities to the Metropolitan Opera House on Thursday evening for his fall 2026 show, which also happened to be his 45th anniversary.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
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Alex Rozier Mississippi Today, Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
By Thursday, investigators were looking for a man who’s about five feet nine or five feet ten, of average build.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
In an interview with Variety on Thursday, Yeoh talked more about her decades in show business and ageism in Hollywood.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Michael Kors welcomed a packed front row of celebrities to the Metropolitan Opera House on Thursday evening for his fall 2026 show, which also happened to be his 45th anniversary.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Thursday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Thursday. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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Thursday
noun
Thurs·day
ˈthərz-dē 
: the fifth day of the week
Etymology
Old English thursdæg, from early Norse thōrsdagr, literally "day of Thor"
Word Origin
Among the many gods worshiped by the Germanic people who lived in northern Europe in ancient times was one whose name was Thor. Thor was the god of thunder, weather, and crops. In the early Norse language, the fifth day of the week was known as thōrsdagr, literally "day of Thor," in his honor. The Norse name came into Old English as thursdæg, which in time became the Modern English Thursday.
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