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
The photographer spent days during the Chinese New Year in 2023 traversing the cold plateau of Inner Mongolia, China, tracking a group of Pallas’ cats.
—
Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2024
Decadence: Age of Indulgence The year in festivals will culminate in Decadence: Age of Indulgence celebrating A Decade of Decadence AZ, which has become one of the biggest New Year's festivals in the country, at Phoenix Raceway.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2024
And for some Chinese people, this Golden Week can feel as if Christmas, New Year and Super Bowl Sunday are taking place at the same time.
—Sin To, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Lady Gaga Says Fiancé Michael Polansky Helped 'Change' Her Life: 'The Missing Piece Was Having Real Love'
Gaga and the tech investor were first romantically linked in 2020 after they were spotted kissing at a New Year's Eve party in Las Vegas.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for New Year 
Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2024
Decadence: Age of Indulgence The year in festivals will culminate in Decadence: Age of Indulgence celebrating A Decade of Decadence AZ, which has become one of the biggest New Year's festivals in the country, at Phoenix Raceway.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2024
And for some Chinese people, this Golden Week can feel as if Christmas, New Year and Super Bowl Sunday are taking place at the same time.
—Sin To, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Lady Gaga Says Fiancé Michael Polansky Helped 'Change' Her Life: 'The Missing Piece Was Having Real Love'
Gaga and the tech investor were first romantically linked in 2020 after they were spotted kissing at a New Year's Eve party in Las Vegas.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for New Year
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'New Year.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near New Year
Cite this Entry
“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 21 Sep. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share