Definition
To set the standard which guides behavior; to control a situation, group, strategy, etc.
In Context
- "The world was then so light, I scarcely felt the weight; Joy ruled the day, and Love the night."
- "She was a woman of caprices, and her caprices always ruled the day."
- "[C]ommon sense rules the day. . . . Everything can look suspicious, but only the umpires can tell if the ball's condition has been altered."
- "A book about former Treasury chief O'Neill paints a presidency in which ideology and politics rule the day."
- "“Vintage watch collecting is growing in scale and value in a way we have never seen before. Condition and rarity are ruling the day in driving prices to new levels.”"