How to Use millennial in a Sentence
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The whole night was full of millennial fever.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
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Pickle juice has come a long way since those shots of millennial youth.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 11 June 2026
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The millennial swifties will die for sure with this golden pop mashup!
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
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This millennial pink shade would look perfect paired with white jeans and loafers.
—Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
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Where are all my 38-year-old millennial moms at?
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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But what millennial hasn’t done that?
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
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Sure, hot pink is all the rage right now, but millennial pink will always have a place in our wardrobes, too.
—Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 26 Nov. 2022
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Someone had handed the aux cord to a millennial this year.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
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This gender-neutral name felt chic and unique back in the millennial days.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 20 Feb. 2026
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Some even said the lyrics sound more akin to the plight of millennial parents or dog owners than an evil king.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2023
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Was there also this aspect of pink as a part of millennial culture?
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 June 2026
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The actress styled her hair in a deep millennial side part for the occasion.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
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Whereas my millennial and Gen X peers just kind of shrugged.
—Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 16 June 2026
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The film feels like a satire of millennial aesthetics.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 June 2026
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The boomer-millennial war was supposed to stay online.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 June 2026
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The tie waist is really just millennial icing on the cake.
—Lauren Finney Harden, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
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Grab it in one of eight colors and styles, from basic black to millennial pink to camouflage.
—Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 22 Sep. 2022
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Cameron Diaz will always be a millennial icon at heart.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
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Gone are the days of matchy-matchy sets, sterile millennial greige, and stark black-and-white color palettes.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2026
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Geriatric millennial parents can see the bright side but also have a down-to-earth outlook at the same time.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 5 Apr. 2026
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That's how much of a grip this millennial-centric show has on its loyal audience.
—Starr Rocque, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
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Think of this home as the anthesis of the wave of millennial gray, where cold, austere tones took over an entire space.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
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Thursday’s show was a millennial’s dream.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Guys, do yourself a favor and tell your millennial wife to gather up some friends to catch a Duff tour stop.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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Even millennial millionaires rent because the cost of city living is so high.
—Hillary Hoffower, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2023
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Kidman paired the bright orange number with a burgundy purse, her hair styled in a classic millennial side part.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
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Trivia Night Ready to put your millennial knowledge to the test?
—Kayla Rivera, AJC.com, 19 May 2026
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Still, many regulars fall in the Gen Z to millennial range.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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Acevedo and some other millennial parents wouldn't want it any other way.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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Every young millennial man at some point in his life has done a Stitch impression for someone.
—Vulture, 25 Oct. 2023
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As with so many things, millennials like me seem to be the fulcrum here.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
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This is the art of the soft pivot, and millennials are getting very good at it.
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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But that shift likely won’t kick in early enough for millennials to make much use of it.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 June 2026
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Duff’s return is what a millennial’s dreams are made of, after all.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
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What more can a millennial who came of age in the 2000s ask for in a movie?
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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Cannabis isn’t just for millennials.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
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Venmo is a go-to app for many Gen Zers and millennials.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
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Much has been made of how millennials and Gen Z are drinking less.
—Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
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Fourth wall-breaking millennials have something great in store this spring.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
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The squeeze on millennials and Gen Z has been building for years.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 June 2026
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There’s a bit of shade in the forecast this Christmas — at least for millennials!
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2023
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The American dream may feel like a scheme, but millennials are still here.
—Manuel M. Grajeda Iii, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
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Plenty of millennials who are now adults will attest to its success.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
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That figure is more than double the rate at which millennials were buying homes solo at the same age.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
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So what’s in store for us millennials and zillennials dying to throw it back to the aughts and tune in?
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
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And the millennial in me that grew up slathering glitter all over her limbs is rejoicing.
—Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
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But the pinch is most pronounced for millennials, who are buying homes at a slower pace than those before them.
—Julian Mark, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2023
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What happens when boomers vacation and leave the millennials in charge?
—Dale Hrabi, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2023
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At one point, one of the millennials found a ceramic shard inside a drawer.
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
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And for millennials thinking long-term, that might be the most practical career move of all.
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
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Some 17 percent of millennials say that too much debt is keeping them from buying a home.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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From grand millennial to cottagecore, there's been a cultural shift for the past to inspire the present.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
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Will millennials and Gen Z ever catch up?
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 May 2026
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That's higher than the share of millennial, Gen X, or baby boomer men who say the same.
—Ellie Austin, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
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For millennials, the video was Instagram come to life.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
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Not all the Gen Xers and millennials who will receive these cars are happy about that, though.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 May 2026
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Her clients also tend to be young, mostly Gen Z and millennials.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
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To be a millennial is to watch the cultural staples of one’s youth curdle into cringe.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
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For millennials, this constant critique may start to feel less like harmless teasing.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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It’s aimed at millennials, who still have time to build grip strength, which peaks between your 30s and 40s.
—David Otey, Men's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
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