calendar year
noun
1
: a period of a year beginning and ending with the dates that are conventionally accepted as marking the beginning and end of a numbered year
2
: a period of time equal in length to that of the year in the calendar conventionally in use
Examples of calendar year in a Sentence
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The league plays two 10-week seasons per calendar year (spring and summer), and the winner of each season gets their name placed on an one-of-a-kind trophy Beland built just for the league.
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Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
In 2021, Firme performed seven back-to-back shows at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena — the first Latin act to perform the most shows in a single calendar year there (the only other artist that has done more is Adele with eight in one calendar year).
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2024
Part of the challenge for Long Beach was trying to beat a UCI team that hadn’t lost at home in more than a calendar year and attempting to score against the stingiest defense in the conference (67.4 ppg).
—Dan Arritt, Orange County Register, 5 Mar. 2024
During a subcommittee hearing this month, Maryland Supreme Court Chief Justice Matthew J. Fader requested $2 million to carry the program through the end of the calendar year, when it was set to sunset by statute.
—Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
Contestants must predict six economic variables for the calendar year in progress.
—John Dorfman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
According to the Cruise Lines International Association, the industry’s leading trade group, published itineraries in the 2024 calendar year include a dozen ships making 115 stops in Baltimore.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
In the first full calendar year following the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade in July 2022, approximately 642,700 medication abortions took place within the health care system, according to Guttmacher's Monthly Provision Study.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Jokic backed down Doncic for a game-tying basket with 1:06 remaining, but his 6-for-16 clip marked only his second game shooting worse than 40% in the 2024 calendar year.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2024
Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
In 2021, Firme performed seven back-to-back shows at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena — the first Latin act to perform the most shows in a single calendar year there (the only other artist that has done more is Adele with eight in one calendar year).
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2024
Part of the challenge for Long Beach was trying to beat a UCI team that hadn’t lost at home in more than a calendar year and attempting to score against the stingiest defense in the conference (67.4 ppg).
—Dan Arritt, Orange County Register, 5 Mar. 2024
During a subcommittee hearing this month, Maryland Supreme Court Chief Justice Matthew J. Fader requested $2 million to carry the program through the end of the calendar year, when it was set to sunset by statute.
—Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
Contestants must predict six economic variables for the calendar year in progress.
—John Dorfman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
According to the Cruise Lines International Association, the industry’s leading trade group, published itineraries in the 2024 calendar year include a dozen ships making 115 stops in Baltimore.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
In the first full calendar year following the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade in July 2022, approximately 642,700 medication abortions took place within the health care system, according to Guttmacher's Monthly Provision Study.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Jokic backed down Doncic for a game-tying basket with 1:06 remaining, but his 6-for-16 clip marked only his second game shooting worse than 40% in the 2024 calendar year.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2024
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“Calendar year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calendar%20year. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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