by day
idiom
: during the day : in daylight
She's a student by day and a waitress at night.
The area looks a lot nicer by day.
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This restaurant by day, bar by night, has been serving up great food and music since 1878 — and sparking hundreds of love stories along the way, like that of Larry and Valerie Doyle.
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Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Now in its eighth year, the festival brings together night-sky enthusiasts for a weekend of seminars, photography workshops and forecasting tutorials by day, and, of course, guided aurora chasing by night.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025
Like so many old buildings in upstate New York, this one — an 18th-century farmhouse with a white clapboard facade and gabled roof — was peaceful by day but creaky at night, when its oversize windows seemed suddenly too large, and its location, just outside the village of Tivoli, too remote.
—Blaine Davis, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Here are five fresh spots brewing up something special:
Flora (Golden Triangle): This ultra-cute café and cocktail bar — the sister to Hello Darling — serves coffee and pastries by day and boozy beverages by night.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
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Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Now in its eighth year, the festival brings together night-sky enthusiasts for a weekend of seminars, photography workshops and forecasting tutorials by day, and, of course, guided aurora chasing by night.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025
Like so many old buildings in upstate New York, this one — an 18th-century farmhouse with a white clapboard facade and gabled roof — was peaceful by day but creaky at night, when its oversize windows seemed suddenly too large, and its location, just outside the village of Tivoli, too remote.
—Blaine Davis, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Here are five fresh spots brewing up something special:
Flora (Golden Triangle): This ultra-cute café and cocktail bar — the sister to Hello Darling — serves coffee and pastries by day and boozy beverages by night.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
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“By day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20day. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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