diary
noun
di·a·ry
ˈdī-(ə-)rē 
plural diaries
1
: a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : journal
especially
: a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings
2
: a book intended or used for a diary
Examples of diary in a Sentence
has diligently kept a diary since she was 15
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Monica Y. Bartlett, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
These aren’t my words, or even the diaries of a polar explorer, but those of my grandmother Sara Eubanks, who traveled to what is called the white continent in January 2003 in celebration of my grandfather Robert’s 70th birthday.
—Caroline Eubanks, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
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Following the confrontation, Rourke was immediately called to the diary room.
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Monica Y. Bartlett, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
These aren’t my words, or even the diaries of a polar explorer, but those of my grandmother Sara Eubanks, who traveled to what is called the white continent in January 2003 in celebration of my grandfather Robert’s 70th birthday.
—Caroline Eubanks, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Foxx also starred on the one-season Netflix series, Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!, which is based off of some of the real-life scenarios that his daughter, Corinne Foxx, wrote in her diary.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Following the confrontation, Rourke was immediately called to the diary room.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 14 Apr. 2025
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diary
noun
di·a·ry
ˈdī-(ə-)rē
plural diaries
: a daily record especially of personal experiences and thoughts
also
: a book for keeping such a record
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