How to Use "Date" with Example Sentences

date (n): a specific day, month and year; a scheduled meeting with a person

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Used with adjectives:

"I would like the earlier date."
(earlier, earliest, later, latest)

"Do you need an exact date?"
(exact, firm, specific)

"The closing date is soon."
(closing, expiration, due)

"Do you know their arrival date?"
(arrival, departure)

"What is your anniversary date?"
(anniversary, birth, wedding)

"The sell-by date is on the back."
(sell-by)

"The cut-off date is the end of this month."
(cut-off, end, start)

"What is today's date?"
(today's)

"I have a dinner date today."
(dinner, lunch, blind, double)

"Our first date went well."
(date)

Used with verbs:

"We need to agree on a date for the wedding."
(agree on, decide on)

"They will announce the date soon."
(announce)

"Let's have a lunch date."
(have, set, make)

"Make sure to check the date on the package."
(check)

"Can we change the date of the party?"
(change)

"I need to find a date for the party."
(find)

"She broke a date with him."
(broke, cancelled)

Used with prepositions:

"They will not take applications after that date."
(after, before)

"She has an event on this date."
(on)

"The project must be completed by the set date."
(by)

"I need a date for the party."
(for)

"He is on a date."
(on)

"The girl has a date with her boyfriend."
(with)

date (v): to have a romantic relationship with someone; to decide when something was made or existed

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Used with adverbs:

"Friends often date each other."
(often, usually, rarely, sometimes)

"Archaeologists try to accurately date their discoveries."
(accurately, precisely)