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During the summer vs in the summer

Both 'during the summer' and 'in the summer' are correct and commonly used in English. They are interchangeable in most cases and can be used to refer to activities or events that occur in the summer season.
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Last updated: September 09, 2024

During the summer

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to activities or events that occur in the summer season.

This phrase is used to indicate a specific period within the summer season when something happens. It emphasizes the duration or time frame of an event or activity.

Examples:

  • I go swimming every day during the summer.
  • We usually travel to Europe during the summer months.
  • The flowers bloom beautifully during the summer season.
  • Many people enjoy outdoor activities during the summer.
  • She takes a break from work during the summer holidays.
  • During the summer enjoy our Terrace bar.
  • During the summer must-have buffets and dinners by candlelight.
  • During the summer months the park is used for cultural events.
  • During the summer, Gasthof Sonnenhof is a perfect starting point for excursions to the surrounding mountains.
  • During the summer of 1962 there was joy in the sunlit streets around Nonnatus House.
  • During the summer the tombolo is above sea level and accessible to walkers.
  • During the summer of 2009, first Operacija Trijumf contestants went on a Montenegro tour.
  • During the summer at Harvard, he worked at Goldman Sachs.
  • During the summer of 2000, bassist Brian Marshall began a spiral into alcoholism.
  • During the summer of 1775 he attempted to raise substantial additional militia forces from the population.
  • During the summer sea ice covers 4,000,000 square kilometres (1,500,000 sq mi) of ocean.
  • During the summer of 1997, Roberts debuted in ECW.
  • During the summer of 1615, Hideyori began to restore the outer moat.
  • During the summer and winter academic vacations, it occasionally transmitted daytime programming for students.
  • During the summer, you can tour the 19 spectacular State Rooms.
  • During the summer of 1887, Enrico was employed at the hospital in Como.
  • During the summer, buffet breakfast is served outdoors in the lovely garden surrounded by cypresses.
  • During the summer you can spend time in total relaxation in the pool.
  • During the summer you can enjoy a breakfast buffet on the terrace of the Hotel Venezia.
  • During the summer there are numerous artistic events staged in these suggestive surroundings.

Alternatives:

  • in the summer
  • over the summer
  • throughout the summer
  • through the summer
  • through the summer months

in the summer

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to activities or events that occur in the summer season.

This phrase is used to indicate a general time frame or season when something happens. It is commonly used to talk about events or activities that take place during the summer.

Examples:

  • We go on a family vacation in the summer.
  • I love to eat ice cream in the summer.
  • The days are longer in the summer.
  • Many people go to the beach in the summer.
  • She enjoys reading books in the summer.
  • You were summarily dismissed in the summer of 1997.
  • Because in the summer of 2006, the E.U. Commission tabled a directive.
  • Hardly surprising when one travels in the summer.
  • Hardly surprising when one travels in the summer.
  • Estonia also grows a lot of potatoes in the summer.
  • It's no place for children in the summer.
  • People use them in the summer.
  • But in the summer, it's lovely here.
  • It seems that most people only barbeque in the summer.
  • There's tons of really terrific shows now in the summer.
  • Sometimes, I even watch it in the summer.
  • Beer tastes best in the summer.
  • We change to white in the summer.
  • It's nicer than here in the summer.
  • Come back in the summer, for fishing.
  • You're shedding like a husky in the summer.
  • The system decides you can't run schools in the summer.
  • Besides, we can't afford headliners in the summer.
  • We get tourists in the summer, but we're a working town mainly.
  • Because the sun never sets in the summer bedtime is anytime.

Alternatives:

  • during the summer
  • over the summer
  • throughout the summer
  • through the summer
  • through the summer months

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