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
  • Usually a cold front blows through a few days before the dove season opener.
    Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Having both arrived just a few days ago, these were good starts, but of course more is expected.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Broadly, the rule of thumb is to drink it during periods of intense competition (to allow for muscle recovery) while avoiding it during periods of training (to promote muscle development).
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In predominantly Hindu Nepal, mourning periods last 13 days, during which close family members stay home and relatives visit to pay their respects.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Future generations benefit from law, state AG says Many wildlife advocates consider habitat loss the biggest cause of animal extinction.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Scientists have been studying it for generations, and many things about it are still not fully understood.
    Steven Paton, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • His effortless confidence and surprising tact with women of all ages continually subvert what audiences (and his father Hank) think of him.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
  • As the Senate ages, Fetterman won’t be the last case litigated entirely in that vocabulary, for want of any real capacity to evaluate, accommodate, or retire an official on medical grounds.
    Michael P.H. Stanley, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Like essentially every other team, the Tigers pay close attention to pitchers’ times to the plate and catcher pop times to second base.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Winter Springs was whistled for 14 penalties for 135 yards, and Hagerty was flagged 12 times for 125 yards.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • About 100 connection cycles were completed over several days leading up to and during the event, with 400 gallons of fuel transferred to the T38 in total.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Tibet is a Chinese autonomous region that has gone through cycles of protest, unrest and government repression since China asserted control over the region in 1951.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Years.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/years. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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