of the year
idiom
—used to say that something or someone is the best of its kind in a specific year
the movie/teacher/rookie of the year
Examples of of the year in a Sentence
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If the fund does well, journalists get a slice of the firm’s profits at the end of the year.
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Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
Boston’s Brad Stevens was named NBA executive of the year Wednesday and the timing was right.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
He was honored as conference coach of the year six times and was the Associated Press College Coach of the Year in 1994.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
Braun spent $6 million alone in just the first three months of the year.
—Brandon Smith, NPR, 2 May 2024
The rest of the year, from the second Sunday in March through the first Saturday in November, the cut-off time goes back an hour to 6:59 p.m.
—Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
By the end of the year, 500,000 sellers were selling to US users, double what the brand boasted just three months prior, Bloomberg reports.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 1 May 2024
But many also largely opposed a bipartisan bill in 2022 that came the closest to passing before ultimately being dropped at the end of the year.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 30 Apr. 2024
Nearly half of them were reported in the final three months of the year, the group said.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024
Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
Boston’s Brad Stevens was named NBA executive of the year Wednesday and the timing was right.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
He was honored as conference coach of the year six times and was the Associated Press College Coach of the Year in 1994.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
Braun spent $6 million alone in just the first three months of the year.
—Brandon Smith, NPR, 2 May 2024
The rest of the year, from the second Sunday in March through the first Saturday in November, the cut-off time goes back an hour to 6:59 p.m.
—Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
By the end of the year, 500,000 sellers were selling to US users, double what the brand boasted just three months prior, Bloomberg reports.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 1 May 2024
But many also largely opposed a bipartisan bill in 2022 that came the closest to passing before ultimately being dropped at the end of the year.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 30 Apr. 2024
Nearly half of them were reported in the final three months of the year, the group said.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024
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“Of the year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20year. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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