over the years

idiom

: during several/some/many years
The camp has changed a lot over the years.

Examples of over the years in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Neither the state prosecutor nor the attorney general responded to requests for comment, which included Shaul’s full version of events and additional evidence gathered over the years. Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024 Still, the dial goes to show what a vital part of Fujifilm’s appeal that these simulations have become over the years. Chris Welch, The Verge, 16 May 2024 While the series has played musical chairs over the years with distributors, moving from FilmDistrict to Focus Features to Universal to Sony, Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions has been behind every installment, co-producing with various other production banners. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 16 May 2024 These are a handful of other artists who have sang the national anthem at the Indy 500 over the years. Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 15 May 2024 The Asian market, and China in particular, has been important for high-end single malts over the years, but baiju remains at the top of the booze chain based on sales volume alone. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 May 2024 Advertisement That has been a key argument by many housing advocates over the years as home prices in California have soared and affordability has shrunk. Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024 The idea behind the new funding was to help revive an agency whose ranks have been depleted over the years, leading to customer service snarls, processing delays and a falloff in audit rates. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 May 2024 The supporting cast over the years has run to Marineland (now closed), aggressively territorial surfer gangs, feral peacocks, and the inevitable golf courses, one of them Donald Trump’s. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024

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“Over the years.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20years. Accessed 19 May. 2024.

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