of the year

phrase

—used to say that something or someone is the best of its kind in a specific year

the movie/teacher/rookie of the year

Examples of of the year in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Calendars will fill up, meetings will multiply, and the pace of the year will speed up again. — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

The discussion rarely focuses on the key issue, which is the latitude of states and the difference between sunrise and sunset times at different times of the year. — Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 20 July 2026

In 2022, by contrast, there had been almost twice as many homicides by the midpoint of the year, with 50 people killed in Denver by July 1, including 14 children. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 20 July 2026

Kauffman succeeds Gary Koch, who is retiring at the end of the year. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Rhymes for of the year

• charioteer
• ritonavir
• adhere
• ameer
• amir
• appear
• arrear
• astir
• austere
• career
• cashier
• cohere