1
a
: any of a series of 7-day cycles used in various calendars
especially
: a 7-day cycle beginning on Sunday and ending on Saturday
b(1)
: a week beginning with a specified day or containing a specified holiday
the week of the 18th
(2)
: a week appointed for public recognition of some cause
2
a
: any seven consecutive days
b
: a series of regular working, business, or school days during each 7-day period
3
British
: a time seven days before or after a specified day
last Sunday week
Examples of week in a Sentence
the last week of the month
I can meet you sometime next week.
The menu changes each week.
You can never be sure what will happen from one week to the next.
The menu changes from week to week.
The baby is two weeks old.
I'll be on vacation for two weeks starting this Tuesday.
That car rents for $200 a week.
I arrived a week ago.
It took him two weeks to paint the house.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Thirteen others remain in the unit, although some will leave in the coming weeks to complete their monitoring at home, according to a statement from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Sheehan — like Wrobleski and Sasaki this week — benefited from an uptick in velocity.
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But last week, Glendale Development Partners stopped work on the project.
—Brian Maass, CBS News, 2 June 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Thirteen others remain in the unit, although some will leave in the coming weeks to complete their monitoring at home, according to a statement from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
Sheehan — like Wrobleski and Sasaki this week — benefited from an uptick in velocity.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
But last week, Glendale Development Partners stopped work on the project.
—Brian Maass, CBS News, 2 June 2026
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“Week.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/week. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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week
noun1
a
: seven days in a row
was sick for a week
b
: a period of seven days beginning with Sunday and ending with Saturday
the last week of the month
2
: the working or school days of the calendar week
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