Definition of FORTNIGHT

Examples of fortnight in a Sentence

They stayed with us for a fortnight.

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There's nothing quite like switching on the telly to watch some club football after a fortnight of international fixtures. — SI.com, "7 Things You May Have Missed From Around Europe as Neymar Scores & Ansu Fati Stars," 16 Sep. 2019 If the club had not found a buyer within a fortnight, it too would have been expelled. — The Economist, "The end of a 134-year-old English football club," 29 Aug. 2019 The vast majority of measles cases turn out O.K.—a fortnight of misery—but bad things can and do happen. — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, "The Message of Measles," 26 Aug. 2019 Djokovic hadn't faced a top-20 player at Wimbledon this fortnight until Federer but ultimately handled the step up in quality to deprive the soon-to-be 38-year-old of a ninth title at Wimbledon to tie Martina Navratilova. — Ravi Ubha, CNN, "Djokovic saves match points, beats Federer in historic Wimbledon final," 14 July 2019 The preceding fortnight offered a new round of action, though. — Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ, "Winners and Losers in Albany’s Legislative Session," 23 June 2019 That outlook contrasts sharply with Jumia’s early-day run on the New York Stock Exchange given a strong opening fortnight amid the novelty of its listing as the first major Africa-focused tech company on the exchange. — Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, "Jumia’s shares have dropped below its IPO price as speculators and shorts hover," 6 Aug. 2019 Memories of his 2008 loss to Nadal permeated this fortnight in part because the two men met again in the semifinal and produced another tantalizing contest. — Kevin Craft, The Atlantic, "Novak Djokovic Is the Greatest Player of the ‘Big Three’," 14 July 2019 That was a key aspect of this matchup, given that Halep came in having won 53% of her opponents' service games during the fortnight, while Williams had 45 aces. — Howard Fendrich, Houston Chronicle, "Simona Halep stuns Serena Williams for Wimbledon title," 13 July 2019

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