1
: reckoned by the year
2
: occurring, appearing, made, done, or acted upon every year or once a year : annual
Examples of yearly in a Sentence
Adjective
She renews her lease on a yearly basis.
Recent Examples on the Web
Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 27 Apr. 2024
Despite decades of roundups, the snake population remains substantial, and, besides, snake attacks aren’t common or fatal enough to warrant yearly culls.
—John Paul Brammer, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2024
However, Southern California has seen a more anomalous water year, with its yearly rainfall well over 140% of average across many coastal areas, according to the California Water Watch.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Hernandez said that Anello has also not had an evaluation since 2020 – despite yearly evaluations being a requirement for district leaders.
—Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
By increasing the state’s yearly revenue by about 15 cents per Hoosier resident, juvenile justice fines and fees could potentially be done away with completely, Wieneke said.
—Claire Reid and Peter Breen, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Apr. 2024
The main objective at this year’s UN climate change conference in Baku, the Azerbaijani capital, will be setting a new goal for climate financing now that the $100 billion yearly target dating from 2015 has been achieved.
—Kelly Sims Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
The top 10 banks on the index saw a 26% jump and the top 25 an almost 18% increase, while the sector’s median yearly growth was 10%.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
Licenses must be renewed by March 1, so businesses have since gone through the yearly licensing process and all licenses are current.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 16 Apr. 2024
Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
Work, yearly, with the organizers of Holiday Hangover 5K (benefiting suicide awareness) as a sponsor.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2024
Whether the lease type is a month-to-month or yearly, landlords have 21 days following the end of the rental period to return security deposits to tenants, Toman said.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
Over 160 active and potentially active volcanoes are in the U.S., most of which are in Alaska, where eruptions occur yearly.
—Lea Lane, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Low participation expected in pilot year Of the more than 160 million individual income tax returns Americans file yearly, the IRS expects only several hundred thousand, well under 1%, to use Direct File during the current filing season.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2024
The Venice Film Festival in 2017 became the first major fest to launch a competitive section dedicated to immersive cinema, called Venice VR, now featuring dozens of projects yearly.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
Average hourly pay increased 3% yearly in January, down from 5.4% a year earlier.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Bezos and his fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, have distributed the award yearly since 2021 (though Bezos did not present an award last year).
—Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
Adjective
The area was seventh on the list of places with the highest annual particle pollution, with a yearly average concentration of 22 micrograms per cubic meter of air.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 27 Apr. 2024
Despite decades of roundups, the snake population remains substantial, and, besides, snake attacks aren’t common or fatal enough to warrant yearly culls.
—John Paul Brammer, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2024
However, Southern California has seen a more anomalous water year, with its yearly rainfall well over 140% of average across many coastal areas, according to the California Water Watch.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Hernandez said that Anello has also not had an evaluation since 2020 – despite yearly evaluations being a requirement for district leaders.
—Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
By increasing the state’s yearly revenue by about 15 cents per Hoosier resident, juvenile justice fines and fees could potentially be done away with completely, Wieneke said.
—Claire Reid and Peter Breen, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Apr. 2024
The main objective at this year’s UN climate change conference in Baku, the Azerbaijani capital, will be setting a new goal for climate financing now that the $100 billion yearly target dating from 2015 has been achieved.
—Kelly Sims Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
The top 10 banks on the index saw a 26% jump and the top 25 an almost 18% increase, while the sector’s median yearly growth was 10%.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
Licenses must be renewed by March 1, so businesses have since gone through the yearly licensing process and all licenses are current.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 16 Apr. 2024
Adverb
Only the district’s superintendents, general counsels and auditors have contracts; the rest are appointed yearly.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
Work, yearly, with the organizers of Holiday Hangover 5K (benefiting suicide awareness) as a sponsor.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2024
Whether the lease type is a month-to-month or yearly, landlords have 21 days following the end of the rental period to return security deposits to tenants, Toman said.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
Over 160 active and potentially active volcanoes are in the U.S., most of which are in Alaska, where eruptions occur yearly.
—Lea Lane, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Low participation expected in pilot year Of the more than 160 million individual income tax returns Americans file yearly, the IRS expects only several hundred thousand, well under 1%, to use Direct File during the current filing season.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2024
The Venice Film Festival in 2017 became the first major fest to launch a competitive section dedicated to immersive cinema, called Venice VR, now featuring dozens of projects yearly.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
Average hourly pay increased 3% yearly in January, down from 5.4% a year earlier.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Bezos and his fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, have distributed the award yearly since 2021 (though Bezos did not present an award last year).
—Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Yearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yearly. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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