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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Turnout in this year’s election was over 60% after most polls closed, meaning more of Miami-Dade’s voters cast ballots this year than in any other midterm election since the turn of the century. — Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

But by the turn of the century, Southern California was booming and leaders demanded a campus of their own. — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

In 1997, alternative rock was in a strange place, having already seen the grunge era come and go, and with no clear core to the genre to keep it commercially and culturally competitive with pop and hip-hop as the turn of the century approached. — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2026

When the Clay Mathematics Institute announced seven Millennium Prize Problems at the turn of the century, the Riemann hypothesis loomed above the other six. — Quanta Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the turn of the century

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