How to Use days on end in a Sentence

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  • Our hearts go out to the workers out here that have been working so hard for days on end.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Multiple reviews note that the spray works on dogs of many different breeds and that the smell lasts for days on end.
    — Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day Magazine, 13 May 2023
  • Heat domes trap air in place and bake it with abundant sunshine for days on end, making each day hotter than the last.
    — Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 16 June 2024
  • But then the blackouts started—power cutting out for days on end.
    — Niamh Rowe, WIRED, 16 Oct. 2023
  • One [actor] had to sort of lie dead on a floor at one point for two days on end in the background of some other action, covered in the fake blood.
    — Carl Kelsch, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Engaged in constant combat for days on end, the armed forces quickly ran short of supplies.
    — WIRED, 6 July 2023
  • In the winter of 2021, Daniel and dozens of volunteers spent days on end searching for her, hiking through woods and brush, and along railroad tracks.
    — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 1 June 2023
  • The duel hit its zenith last year, when the two attacked each other like prize fighters on France’s hardest climbs for days on end.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 28 June 2024
  • There are reviews from both groomers and pet owners that say this leaves their pup's fur shiny, healthy, conditioned, and smelling great for days on end.
    — Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day Magazine, 13 May 2023
  • Covid-19 and people started working from home in their pajamas or wearing the same pair of jeans for days on end.
    — Andrew Torgan, CNN, 5 Feb. 2023
  • This was in the early days of the pandemic, when many of us were wiping down our groceries and staying inside for days on end.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Prisoners locked in their cells for days on end report walls speckled with feces and blood.
    — Mario Koran Jamie Kelter Davis, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Yes, sometimes airlines lose baggage, which could leave you stranded without any of your things for days on end.
    — Nneka M. Okona, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Temperatures hit 116 degrees in some places for days on end.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The patient census has run over capacity for days on end.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Located in the heart of the island, visitors to this National Park will remain busy for days on end.
    — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2023
  • But as the heat continues for days on end, that moisture runs out and temperatures climb higher.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 14 July 2023
  • Infused with a long-lasting fragrance, this scented shampoo will have your dog smelling like a fresh bouquet of flowers for days on end.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Charley Reed, now 29 years old and a father himself, remembers the fish kill with a visceral intensity: The smell of decay hung in the air for days on end.
    — Melina Mara, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
  • There is no other realm where retirees and runaways, ex-felons and vets, members of rival gangs all share a roughly 10-yard by 3-yard space for days on end in cases.
    — Time, 4 July 2023
  • The distraught and sightless Orion wandered hopelessly for days on end.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The city has more than enough activities to keep you all busy for days on end, and that includes going on a delicious taco-eating restaurant crawl.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Perks would have included use of a private dining room, access to personal butlers and the freedom to leave belongings in the rooms for days on end.
    — Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022
  • There’s no question that cars parked in the same spot for days on end can be a nuisance and that vehicles that are actually abandoned can be a blight on a neighborhood.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2023
  • This article delves into the top laundry detergents that will keep your clothes smelling fabulous for days on end.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2023
  • This is often more effective than yelping at a gobbler in pressured areas, where a bunch of other hunters have been yelping at him for days on end.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2024
  • His mother Minerva struggled with drug addiction and often wouldn't come home for days on end.
    — Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The National Weather Service continues to warn of a dangerously intense heat wave that has been settling over much of the state for days on end.
    — Sydney Bergan, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
  • In his memoir, Paul describes the deep trauma of having a mother who struggled with drug addiction and sometimes wouldn’t return home for days on end.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Because of the bitter conditions that went over for days on end, waterlines froze and burst, causing the entire water system to be compared to a bucket full of holes.
    — Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2021

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