the turn of the century

noun phrase

: the beginning of a new century

Examples of the turn of the century in a Sentence

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The ferocious Yonkers, New York, native — who former Def Jam president Lyor Cohen credits with saving the label — exploded onto the scene as one of rap’s biggest stars just before the turn of the century, and became the face of the Ruff Ryders movement. —Michael Saponara, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2026

Sweeney plays Undine Spragg, an ambitious Midwest woman who attempts to ascend the social ladder in the turn of the century New York. —Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026

Chinese firms have invested more than $200 billion there since the turn of the century, according to a study conducted in 2024. —Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2026

Owned by Abercrombie & Kent, a pioneer of luxury safaris since 1962, the company expanded into accommodations just before the turn of the century with Olonana in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and has since also operated boutique riverboats, including the new Pure Amazon in Peru that debuted this past summer. —Christina Liao, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for the turn of the century

• penitentiary
• plenipotentiary