How to Use perennial in a Sentence

perennial

adjective

• Flooding is a perennial problem for people living by the river.
• This variety of oregano is perennial.
• The questions are perennial, as are the debates over the answers.
  — Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
• The annual and perennial flowers are cared for the most.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 9 June 2023
• The native Texas perennial blooms pinkish-red leaves that can grow up to five feet tall from a woody base.
  — Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
• None of them could turn the school in the desert into a perennial national power.
  — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2023
• The general guideline for perennial blooming plants is to cut back to the ground all the dead, brown stems and foliage that wasn’t cut in the fall.
  — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2024
• Space black is a favorite Apple shade, and may well be the perennial bestseller.
  — David Phelan, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
• Would the perennial losers have been attractive to the Big 12 if not for their flamboyant coach?
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 23 Aug. 2023
• The goal, after all, is to win championships, not to be a perennial contender that falls short.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
• Add every kind of woody tree, shrub, perennial, vine, etc. to your garden now.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
• That’d be Holy Angels, who is far from a perennial power.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 20 Feb. 2024
• Christmas comes early to the U.K. singles chart as perennial hits by Wham!
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2023
• Two species — a Hawaiian perennial herb in the mint family that goes by the name of Phyllostegia glabra var.
  — Nancy Vu, Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2023
• Choose the best perennial tulips for your garden and enjoy their flowers year after year.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2023
• At the same time, perennial winner SNL will have stiff competition for a change.
  — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2024
• The veteran coach, who won four state titles in a decade at St. Paul’s, is now the head coach at perennial 6A playoff contender Theodore.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 18 Aug. 2023
• This season has been a perennial favorite time for longtime guests, but this year the resort has even more magic in store.
  — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2023
• La Costa Canyon, which lost to Torrey Pines by one goal last year in the semifinals, is a perennial power.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
• The 27-year-old four-time Pro Bowler has been one of the constants for a franchise trying to establish itself as a perennial contender.
  — CBS News, 19 Sep. 2023
• Housing is the perennial white whale, given how many buyers are bereft at the dearth of affordable options.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024
• The problem is that Turkey runs a perennial current account deficit.
  — Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2023
• Lantana: Climate plays a big role in whether this plant grows as an annual or perennial.
  — Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
• My perennial favorite for shaken gin drinks is Beefeater, which indeed works great.
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2023
• The Sun Devils are a perennial title contender with eight championships to their credit, the most recent in 2017.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2023
• And a perennial cause of park supporters has been police reform.
  — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024
• Research in the Willamette Valley has shown it to need half the water of perennial ryegrass, a major component of grass seed mixes.
  — oregonlive, 7 May 2023
• And Dalio’s perennial Nostradamus act did not always play out poorly.
  — Tarpley Hitt, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2023
• The fashion trend relies on old-school clothing choices, like perennial trench coats and thrifted knits.
  — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2023
• The anxieties reflect perennial fights over elite school admissions, one of the most fraught issues in New York’s school system, the nation’s largest.
  — Troy Closson, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024