1
: occurring, appearing, or done weekly
weekly meetings
2
: reckoned by the week
weekly rental rates
Examples of weekly in a Sentence
Adjective
I make weekly trips to the grocery store.
Recent Examples on the Web
James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2023
Specific and Measurable Goals: Encourage teens to set specific and measurable goals, like researching a set number of colleges weekly and reaching out to network with 5 college connections per month.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
Stunning vistas of the Caribbean from the historic Peace Hill Windmill make for the perfect spot for a sunset meditation session, offered weekly on Sundays at 5:45 p.m.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
The final season of 'Sort Of' premieres is airing only on Stan, with episodes dropping weekly.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 23 Nov. 2023
New episodes are slated to drop weekly on Sundays across all major podcast platforms.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
Spike is weighed weekly, and his stats are sent to the zoo’s nutrition department for any dietary tweaks.
—Lee Powell, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Today, the roughly 8 million customers served weekly across H-E-B’s 340 locations have the option to pay for their groceries through Imprint, receiving 5% cash back and other rewards.
—Emily Mason, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Subsequent episodes will be broadcast weekly on the same day and time, with the finale airing Jan. 14, 2024.
—Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Nov. 2023
Alexander Tin, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2023
It’s got monthly and weekly pages as well as tabs for quick flipping, monthly goals, to-do lists, reviews, and all the major holidays marked.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2023
Newsletter Sign-up Sustainable Business A weekly look at environmental, social and governance issues and strategies for corporate decision makers.
—Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2023
The TikTok Billboard Top 50 is a weekly ranking of the most popular songs on TikTok in the United States based on creations, video views and user engagement.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 30 Nov. 2023
In a statement released after a weekly Cabinet meeting, Taiwan’s health ministry said that due to the rise in respiratory illnesses in China, the elderly, young children and other people with poor immunity are requested not to travel to mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau unless necessary.
—Reuters, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2023
Instead, examine your weekly schedule, including your work to-do lists and personal commitments, and create a job search schedule that aligns with your weekly agenda.
—Adunola Adeshola, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
Spears — who shares daughter Maddie with ex Casey Aldridge and Ivey with husband Jamie Watson — was partnered with professional dancer Alan Bersten and donated her weekly earnings to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA during their then-ongoing strikes.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
Sign up for Fact Checker, our weekly review of what's true, false or in-between in politics.
—Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
Sam Roberts, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
Lacey and Larkin held ownership interests in other weeklies such as The Village Voice and ultimately sold their newspapers in 2013.
—Jacques Billeaud, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2023
The Gilded Age premieres Sunday on Max, with subsequent episodes streaming weekly.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
The Riverfront Times, an alternative weekly, used freedom-of-information laws to obtain e-mail correspondence between Hawley and A.D.F., including the lexicon.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
The weeklies cover small towns that have always been newsy, for reporters who know where to look.
—Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
Only Murders in the Building season three premieres on Hulu Aug. 8 with two episodes, followed by a new episode weekly until the Oct. 3 finale.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2023
Both the weeklies and MassLive also have their own reporters.
—Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2023
Rafael Buschmann and Nicola Naber are investigative reporters for the German weekly Der Spiegel.
—Nicola Naber, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
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Adverb
Fargo airs weekly on FX, with its 10 episodes streaming on Hulu the next day.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2023
Specific and Measurable Goals: Encourage teens to set specific and measurable goals, like researching a set number of colleges weekly and reaching out to network with 5 college connections per month.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
Stunning vistas of the Caribbean from the historic Peace Hill Windmill make for the perfect spot for a sunset meditation session, offered weekly on Sundays at 5:45 p.m.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
The final season of 'Sort Of' premieres is airing only on Stan, with episodes dropping weekly.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 23 Nov. 2023
New episodes are slated to drop weekly on Sundays across all major podcast platforms.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
Spike is weighed weekly, and his stats are sent to the zoo’s nutrition department for any dietary tweaks.
—Lee Powell, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Today, the roughly 8 million customers served weekly across H-E-B’s 340 locations have the option to pay for their groceries through Imprint, receiving 5% cash back and other rewards.
—Emily Mason, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Subsequent episodes will be broadcast weekly on the same day and time, with the finale airing Jan. 14, 2024.
—Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Nov. 2023
Adjective
The largest increases are in the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic, the agency said in its weekly report updated Friday, though virtually all regions of the country are now seeing accelerations.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2023
It’s got monthly and weekly pages as well as tabs for quick flipping, monthly goals, to-do lists, reviews, and all the major holidays marked.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2023
Newsletter Sign-up Sustainable Business A weekly look at environmental, social and governance issues and strategies for corporate decision makers.
—Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2023
The TikTok Billboard Top 50 is a weekly ranking of the most popular songs on TikTok in the United States based on creations, video views and user engagement.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 30 Nov. 2023
In a statement released after a weekly Cabinet meeting, Taiwan’s health ministry said that due to the rise in respiratory illnesses in China, the elderly, young children and other people with poor immunity are requested not to travel to mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau unless necessary.
—Reuters, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2023
Instead, examine your weekly schedule, including your work to-do lists and personal commitments, and create a job search schedule that aligns with your weekly agenda.
—Adunola Adeshola, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
Spears — who shares daughter Maddie with ex Casey Aldridge and Ivey with husband Jamie Watson — was partnered with professional dancer Alan Bersten and donated her weekly earnings to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA during their then-ongoing strikes.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
Sign up for Fact Checker, our weekly review of what's true, false or in-between in politics.
—Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
Noun
David Mitchell, a muckraker whose tiny California newspaper challenged the violent drug rehabilitation cult Synanon and, as a result, became one of only a handful of weeklies to win a Pulitzer Prize, died on Oct. 25 at his home in Point Reyes Station, Calif., in Marin County.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
Lacey and Larkin held ownership interests in other weeklies such as The Village Voice and ultimately sold their newspapers in 2013.
—Jacques Billeaud, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2023
The Gilded Age premieres Sunday on Max, with subsequent episodes streaming weekly.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
The Riverfront Times, an alternative weekly, used freedom-of-information laws to obtain e-mail correspondence between Hawley and A.D.F., including the lexicon.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
The weeklies cover small towns that have always been newsy, for reporters who know where to look.
—Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
Only Murders in the Building season three premieres on Hulu Aug. 8 with two episodes, followed by a new episode weekly until the Oct. 3 finale.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2023
Both the weeklies and MassLive also have their own reporters.
—Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2023
Rafael Buschmann and Nicola Naber are investigative reporters for the German weekly Der Spiegel.
—Nicola Naber, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
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weekly
1 of 2 adjective
week·ly
ˈwē-klē 
1
: occurring, done, produced, or published every week
2
: figured by the week
a weekly wage
weekly
adverb
weekly
2 of 2 noun
plural weeklies
: a weekly publication
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