season

noun sea·son \ ˈsē-zᵊn \

|Updated on: 16 Aug 2018

Examples: season in a Sentence

Definition of season

1 a : a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature

in a season of religious awakening
—F. A. Christie

b : a suitable or natural time or occasion

when my season comes to sit on David's throne
—John Milton

c : an indefinite period of time : while

sent home again to her father for a season
—Francis Hackett

2 a : a period of the year characterized by or associated with a particular activity or phenomenon

hay fever season

: such as

(1) : a period associated with some phase or activity of agriculture (such as growth or harvesting)

(2) : a period in which an animal engages in some activity (such as migrating or mating); also : estrus, heat

(3) : the period normally characterized by a particular kind of weather

a long rainy season

(4) : a period marked by special activity especially in some field

tourist season

hunting season

(5) : a period in which a place is most frequented

b : one of the four quarters into which the year is commonly divided

c : the time of a major holiday

3 : year

a boy of seven seasons

[Middle English sesoun, from sesounen to season]

: seasoning

5 : the schedule of official games played or to be played by a sports team during a playing season

got through the season undefeated

6 : off-season

closed for the season

— in season

1 : at the right time

2 : at the stage of greatest fitness (as for eating)

peaches are in season

3 : legally available to be hunted or caught

— out of season

: not in season

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Examples of season in a Sentence

I enjoy watching the seasons change every year.
These plants have a short growing season.
Deer season starts next week.
Monsoon season is coming soon.
This season's fashions are very feminine.
Pink is in style this season.
The theater company will be putting on plays by Shakespeare this season.
one of the shows in the network's season lineup

Recent Examples of season from the Web

More difficult competition awaits during the regular season.

— josh robbins, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Jonathan Isaac, Mo Bamba gave Magic hope at summer league," 14 July 2018
Coach Tom Sermanni said the team isn’t necessarily worried about its performance, but ready to right the ship with seven matches left in the regular season.

— jordan culver, Pro Soccer USA, "Orlando Pride have sense of urgency going into match against Utah Royals," 13 July 2018
But if the Mets hire someone to fill Alderson’s position, that new team architect could dangle Syndergaard as trade bait in the off-season.

— james wagner, New York Times, "Syndergaard Returns for Five Innings in Mets’ Win Over Nationals," 13 July 2018
Lille are hoping to rebuild in the upcoming season after a dreadful year which saw them only narrowly avoid relegation in May.

— afp, chicagotribune.com, "Former Chelsea striker Remy signs with Lille," 13 July 2018
There was a time when a majority of local high school teams — 42 to be exact — were involved in a season that concludes with the Phil Lawler Summer Classic.

— pat disabato, Daily Southtown, "Disabato: As travel schedules continue to expand, high school baseball teams feeling the summer squeeze," 13 July 2018
Second, Ayton commanded an inordinate amount of defensive attention, something that shouldn’t happen in the regular season when he’s surrounded by better players and shooters.

— scott bordow, azcentral, "Phoenix Suns' summer-league takeaways: Deandre Ayton's progress, efforts of Davon Reed, Shaq Harrison," 13 July 2018
Anise, the predominant note in Sambuca, gives in-season watermelon a lasting chord of resonance; mixed with tequila, Cointreau’s familiar orangy note makes an edible cocktail of the same melon.

— aleksandra crapanzano, WSJ, "The 5-Minute Dessert of the Summer," 12 July 2018
Ten years ago, the Red Sox averaged a 10.1 on NESN — and that was a drop from its 12.6 average in the 2007 championship season.

— chad finn, BostonGlobe.com, "The Sports Hub remains top-rated radio station in Boston," 12 July 2018

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Origin and Etymology of season

Middle English sesoun, from Anglo-French seison natural season, appropriate time, from Latin sation-, satio action of sowing, from serere to sow — more at sow

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First Known Use: 14th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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