Tuesday
['tjuːzdeɪ;-dɪ] or [ˈtuzdi,-ˌde,ˈtjuz-]
Definition
(n.) The third day of the week, following Monday and preceding Wednesday.
Edited by Amber
Definition
n. the third day of the week.
Inputed by DeWitt
Examples
- I was punctual to the luncheon hour on Tuesday. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I did not arrive here till Tuesday evening. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- And I assure you I am quite sorry that they are going home on Tuesday, which is the day before the first day of Michaelmas Term. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- No trace could be found of the fugitives, and now, on Thursday morning, we are as ignorant as we were on Tuesday. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Tuesday--Somewhere in the neighborhood of the island of Malta. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- That Tuesday afternoon the transient doze--more like lethargy than sleep--which sometimes abridged the long days, had stolen over her. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The painful disclosures which were to reveal themselves in my presence, during that Tuesday's visit to Montagu Square, were not at an end yet. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- On Tuesday next I shall hope for the pleasure of hearing from you. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Every Tuesday evening there was lemonade and a mixed biscuit for all who chose to partake of those refreshments. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- We must remember to let James know that the carriage will be wanted on Tuesday. Jane Austen. Emma.
- I leave you to imagine how I watched for the postman on Tuesday morning. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Benefit of Valerian, Tuesday, 29th, if he lives. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The important Tuesday came that was to introduce the two young ladies to this formidable mother-in-law. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Repeal this law, and you will soon see a change in their manners; _Saint Monday_ and _Saint Tuesday_ will soon cease to be holydays. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Have you examined the box since Tuesday morning? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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