How to Use decade in a Sentence
decade
noun- The bridge was built a decade ago.
- There have been a lot of changes during the past two decades.
- The war lasted nearly a decade.
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Grab a pair of shoes that will last you the next three decades now for under $100.
— Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2024 -
To Pheelz, Afrobeats has grown into something his generation could only dream of a decade ago.
— Nelson C.j., Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2023 -
The automaker may have churned out some of the most boundary-pushing supercars of the last three decades, but this model was an attempt to do something different.
— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2023 -
Policy makers have said that Cuba and Haiti have used migrant warfare tactics against the U.S. for decades.
— Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Oct. 2024 -
But just the following decade, CJ and his pals are able to get out of the hood, then go around the world and back again — as CJ returns home to set things right on his own terms.
— Ade Adeniji, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2024 -
For more than a decade, Rhode Island’s congressional delegation was this slightly adorable brotherhood.
— Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023 -
Many who grew up in the area weren’t told about the risks for decades.
— Michael Phillis and Jim Salter, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2023 -
The 3-0 start in conference play is the school's first in a decade.
— Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 5 Jan. 2024 -
Details like that tend to get lost over the course of four decades.
— Sean Burch, SPIN, 29 May 2023 -
In the last decade, casinos have bet big on a new kind of clientele: the RV crowd.
— Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2023 -
No, the name wouldn’t be perfect for a couple more decades.
— Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2023 -
The original came out in 1976, and was one of the most popular toys of the decade.
— Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day Magazine, 17 May 2023 -
The band is fearless — that’s clear in the sonic zigzagging it’s done over the last two decades.
— Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 27 July 2023 -
The seven years with the greatest melting of the ice sheets have occurred in the last decade.
— Harold Maass, The Week, 21 Apr. 2023 -
The world’s largest miner is set to seal its biggest deal in more than a decade.
— Rhiannon Hoyle, wsj.com, 22 Apr. 2023 -
That kind of drought hasn’t happened at any point this decade, the Globe’s review found.
— Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2023 -
Brown said that’s at the key of what’s kept the center going for four decades and what has kept him there.
— Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023 -
The twins from Bora were the first set of twins born in the reserve in decades, Samburu said.
— Emma Ogao, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2023 -
After nearly two decades on the trail of Robert Durst, the saga is receding in the rear view.
— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024 -
Arrow was on target, and that's a very good thing for anyone who's watched the CW in the past decade or so.
— Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 4 July 2024 -
Also in the chat, Taylor opened up about the depth of their bond despite the decades between them.
— Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2024 -
And until the last decade or so, they were barely known outside Haiti.
— Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024 -
As Rower has shown us over the past two decades, Calder is indeed the gift that keeps on giving.
— Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 4 July 2024 -
This issue has been simmering at the F.D.A. for decades.
— Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023 -
Then, nearly a decade later, Miles stepped in, ably, to reboot him.
— Avery Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2024 -
Of course, the legacies built by the aforementioned trio didn’t come without decades of hard work.
— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024 -
Yes spent the decade evolving finding new boundaries to push.
— Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 9 Aug. 2024
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