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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Only one other team since the turn of the century has won three titles within a six-year window — the San Francisco Giants, who won three in five years (2010, 2012, 2014) but missed the postseason entirely in the seasons in between. —Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025

Seven of the teams who are currently looking for new coaches have been featured in a New Year’s Six Bowl since the turn of the century. —Noah White, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025

By the turn of the century, Ernst Haeckel had amassed enough drawings to produce his great masterpiece and the single work most associated with his name, Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature). —Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025

The deeper swimming pool was built seven decades ago, while the splash pool came later at the turn of the century. —Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for the turn of the century

• penitentiary
• plenipotentiary