Examples of the turn of the century in a Sentence
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And, at the turn of the century, Reverend James Wesley Hurse began his religious career preaching revivals in Belvidere Hollow; later, Hurse founded the St. Stephen Baptist Church just south of the hollow.
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Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
One of the other things is that the photographs from the turn of the century are often devoid of any modern context.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
At the turn of the century, Curbishley had led Charlton Athletic not just to the Premier League, but into the top half of the table.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Safety concerns forced the hotel to close for a second time in the 1980s until the improvements were made after the turn of the century.
Visitors today can stay in one of 12 rooms, many with original wallpaper, exposed brickwork and more.
—The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024
But, since the turn of the century, Gowanus has been changing, along with the rest of Brooklyn, if a bit slower.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
From a longer-term perspective, weak demographic trends have combined with stunted innovation on the continent since the turn of the century, Clemens Fuest, president of Germany’s Ifo Institute, Fuest said Thursday, Bloomberg reported.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 21 Mar. 2024
Since the turn of the century, the Oscars' best actress category is one that has made quite a bit of history.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
From 2000 to 2023, February brought an average return of -2.1% for the S&P, by far underperforming the average 0.7% positive return for all non-February months since the turn of the century.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
One of the other things is that the photographs from the turn of the century are often devoid of any modern context.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
At the turn of the century, Curbishley had led Charlton Athletic not just to the Premier League, but into the top half of the table.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Safety concerns forced the hotel to close for a second time in the 1980s until the improvements were made after the turn of the century.
Visitors today can stay in one of 12 rooms, many with original wallpaper, exposed brickwork and more.
—The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024
But, since the turn of the century, Gowanus has been changing, along with the rest of Brooklyn, if a bit slower.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
From a longer-term perspective, weak demographic trends have combined with stunted innovation on the continent since the turn of the century, Clemens Fuest, president of Germany’s Ifo Institute, Fuest said Thursday, Bloomberg reported.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 21 Mar. 2024
Since the turn of the century, the Oscars' best actress category is one that has made quite a bit of history.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
From 2000 to 2023, February brought an average return of -2.1% for the S&P, by far underperforming the average 0.7% positive return for all non-February months since the turn of the century.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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