day by day

phrase

: in small amounts every day
Day by day, the situation is becoming more complex.
She felt herself growing stronger day by day.

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And day by day, play by play, Dunnigan is striving to improve. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026 Instead, his family now lives day by day, taking solace in small moments of comfort. — Gerry Smith, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 The coincidence of the full moon Saturday is compounding the problem by raising high tide levels day by day. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 The team decided not to commit to a set number of scans at the onset, and took it day by day to see how much the grad student could handle. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for day by day

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“Day by day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20by%20day. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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