eight-day
- adjective
- Charlie tells me you haven't had a drink in eight days.
- eight-day period
- eight days later
Examples
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It's down to the wire, with New Yorkers set to vote in eight days.
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Eight days passed before the first business day of the new year, and they were difficult for Jesse.
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Eight days I had to stay in the hospital, eight days.
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Do you know three people have been killed in the mission in the last eight days?
Blog text (15) -
I let the whole thing sit for the next eight days.
Blog text (14) -
Anyway, figure I'll be on the road for like a week, maybe eight days.
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On July 8, 2011, she had a stroke, and eight days later, died in the hospital.
Blog text (8) -
We've been in existence for eight days.
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Wes was in a coma for eight days.
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The Jewish community lights a candle on a menorah each night during the eight-day holiday.
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Etymology
The word eight-day comes from the two plain words eight and day, and it literally means 'eight days'. So, something called eight-day lasts or works for eight days, for example a clock you only need to wind once every eight days or the eight-day festival of Hanukkah.