a week

idiom

: each week
I volunteer at the school once a week.

Examples of a week in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The family film will now open in theaters on Sept. 27, 2024, instead of a week earlier on Sept. 20. Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024 It’s now booked three days a week, according to Houseman. Trey Williams, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024 The work will occur seven days a week to allow the quickest sand placement possible. Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2024 At $35 a week, the app eats up more than three hours of her pay weekly, or a-day-and-a-half’s work per month. Cora Lewis, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024 Michigan gas prices fell an average of 10 cents a gallon on Monday from a week ago to $3.59. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024 Twice in a week, an airline pilot was forced to abort a takeoff because other jets were entering an active runway. Joel Rose, NPR, 22 Apr. 2024 Bryce Rainer had quite a week in helping Harvard-Westlake sweep Loyola to clinch the Mission League title. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024 While most people recover within a week, five to 10 percent develop a type of kidney failure called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2024

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“A week.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20week. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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