New Year
noun
1
: the calendar year about to start or recently started
2
a
usually New Year's
: new year's day
b
: the first days of a calendar year
3
Examples of New Year in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
As twilight arrived on New Year’s Eve, laughter and revelry echoed from bars.
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Ryan M. Moser, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2024
The couple has been dating since Summer 2016 and memorably rang in 2018 with an on-air kiss during CNN’s New Year’s Eve broadcast.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
The couple went on the spend New Year’s Eve together, with the Only Murders in the Building actress sharing a photo to her Instagram Stories, in which Blanco has his arms wrapped around Gomez and seems to be giving her a kiss.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
The season marks Renner’s acting comeback following his near-fatal 2023 New Year’s Day snowplow accident.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
Since becoming close friends, the three do everything together — Halloween costumes, college traditions, eating fistfuls of grapes on New Year’s for good luck.
—Claire O’Callahan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
The Museum of Northern Arizona is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the exception of New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas.
—The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
This Pink Moon marks Bak Poya, a national holiday in Sri Lanka honoring Buddha's second visit to the island, and Theravada New Year for Theravada Buddhists.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
After a disastrous Lunar New Year release, a season of previews and 24-days of re-release, the film has a cumulative of $35.9 million (RMB255 million).
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
Ryan M. Moser, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2024
The couple has been dating since Summer 2016 and memorably rang in 2018 with an on-air kiss during CNN’s New Year’s Eve broadcast.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
The couple went on the spend New Year’s Eve together, with the Only Murders in the Building actress sharing a photo to her Instagram Stories, in which Blanco has his arms wrapped around Gomez and seems to be giving her a kiss.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
The season marks Renner’s acting comeback following his near-fatal 2023 New Year’s Day snowplow accident.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
Since becoming close friends, the three do everything together — Halloween costumes, college traditions, eating fistfuls of grapes on New Year’s for good luck.
—Claire O’Callahan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
The Museum of Northern Arizona is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the exception of New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas.
—The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
This Pink Moon marks Bak Poya, a national holiday in Sri Lanka honoring Buddha's second visit to the island, and Theravada New Year for Theravada Buddhists.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
After a disastrous Lunar New Year release, a season of previews and 24-days of re-release, the film has a cumulative of $35.9 million (RMB255 million).
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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