years

plural of year

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of years Ten years ago, on Mother’s Day, Fiona Galvin reported her 17-year-old daughter missing. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026 Over the past 10 years, Quinn has seen an increase in challenging behavior and more emotions among her 6- and 7-year-olds, with a particular ramp-up since the pandemic. — Stacker, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026 The trial was delayed for years because of multiple postponements, defense challenges over the use of DNA evidence, and the efforts of prosecutors to reconstruct events involving multiple victims across a five-year timeline. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026 The 308-pound calf was the first elephant born at the zoo in almost 25 years and only the third elephant birth in the zoo’s 136-year history. — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2026 The event has been held annually for the past fifteen years, but this year there was an extra layer of sombreness to the proceedings, which the overcast skies seemed to reflect. — Edwidge Danticat, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026 Coming off a career-high 73 points and just 24 years old on a $7 million-per-year deal (a bargain relative to Kaprizov's soon-to-be $17 million per year), Boldy is entering his prime and the Wild are looking for big things from him. — Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for years
Noun
  • The third round of October Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in three days.
    — Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Five days ago, the two exchanged barbs and accusations in a debate on TV Band.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Other key reasons included feeling part of something bigger than oneself (16%), holding memories with family and friends (13%), experiencing a sense of wonder (12%) and finding support during difficult periods (8%).
    — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Additionally, satellites that are no longer active should not remain in orbit for extended periods, because this only increases the chance of collision events which would create new debris.
    — David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The hotel’s connections with local neighbors is also particularly impressive (no mean feat for newcomers in Kyoto) with The Shinmonzen’s friends ranging from local bento box makers who deliver by bicycle to generations-old antique shop owners.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The protagonist, Michael, whose Chinese identity has been eroded by successive generations, is desperately curious about Kun’s dad.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • In 1991, Taylor, then 19, fatally beat two people, ages 83 and 79, with a metal bar during a robbery in their Gadsden, Alabama, home.
    — KIM CHANDLER, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • For families Guests of all ages are welcome at The Shinmonzen, with a raft of amenities available for both children and babies, from baby cots, sterilizers, and strollers to kids’ seasonal welcome kits, pajamas, menus, games, books, and toys.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The girls sometimes lived with their grandmother or an aunt, other times with their mother and Lasha’s father, who was a part of the sisters’ lives on and off until he was convicted of armed bank robbery in 2003.
    — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
  • He has been sacked 17 times in six games, but the blame really should be on the coach for having a poor game plan.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Staff who work at harm reduction clinics set up specifically to help men who use steroids tell me that twenty years ago there were fewer users, and those users took longer breaks between cycles at lower doses.
    — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Just as in the previous 10 cycles, the current cycle combines economic concerns (including energy prices) and negative stories about incumbents in various offices.
    — Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

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“Years.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/years. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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