How to Use year in a Sentence

year

noun
  • The work should be done by the end of the year.
  • I haven't seen her in a year.
  • That team hasn't won in years.
  • We see them once or twice a year.
  • It feels like we've been standing in line for a year.
  • He quit smoking six years ago.
  • She renews her lease every year.
  • It's been years since I've been on an airplane.
  • She was born in the year 1967.
  • And, since the nets work for just over two years, 1.3 lives are saved.
    — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The model's two-year-old son, Sylvester, could be heard in the background of the memo.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The Heat were to receive $2 million a year as part of the deal.
    — Tim Reynolds, ajc, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Then, about a year later, the bear had grown to 400 pounds and still had the collar on it.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Then the state will still have to pay 10% of the cost for new enrollees or about $30 million a year.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2022
  • He’s drawn five walks and struck out 11 times in Grapefruit League play this year.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The bill does not specify how many days a year a child can take.
    — Andrea Atkins, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Hoffman hit her seventh home run and the 105th of the year for the Razorbacks.
    — Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 21 May 2022
  • Now, metrics show that wage growth peaked in the middle of last year and has since slowed.
    — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Enter your first name, last name, birth month, birth year and zip code.
    — Michael Woch, Detroit Free Press, 28 July 2022
  • The rookie of the year award is now the Wilt Chamberlain trophy.
    — Christopher Brito, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Smith’s daughter, then 11 years old, was the maid of honor; her son, 15, gave her away.
    — Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2024
  • This is Kate's second garden party of the year, and William's first.
    — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 25 May 2022
  • From $160 for 4 bottles, five times per year Want a private taste of some of the best wine lists on the planet?
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Berry and the singer-songwriter have been dating for three years.
    — Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The Texans’ Brandin Cooks makes $19.88 million per year.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2022
  • Should the Utes be expecting to win a Rose Bowl every year?
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Aug. 2022
  • For those waiting in line for food in Kentucky, the last year has been jarring.
    — Tim Craig, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2023
  • If convicted of all the charges against him, he could be sentenced to more than 100 years in prison.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2023
  • He's also set to reprise his Polynesian demigod Maui in the live-action remake of Moana next year.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Gallup also found that fewer than 25% of employees are even engaged at work—a statistic that stays around the same year over year.
    — Denise Russo, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025

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