Word Image
plural: years
Part Of Speech
noun
Word Meaning
a period of about 365 days in which the earth makes one complete trip around the sun
Word Family
yearly
yearend
yearlong
yearbook
yearling
midyear
yesteryear
Sentences
I haven’t seen her in over a year.
She plans to renew her lease again this year.
This job ad says it pays $45,000 a year.
He quit smoking around six years ago.
My yearly medical checkup is next month.
Our school is having a midyear festival.
We loved looking through those old yearbooks from the 70s!
They planned a yearlong adventure, traveling across the country.
How many years have we been best friends?
Paula is now a 72-year-old grandmother.
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