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.
  • 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
  • The first one in the Chicago area opened in Oak Lawn more than a decade ago.
    Bob Bong, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Grab a pair of shoes that will last you the next three decades now for under $100.
    Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • For more than half a decade, Trump has been one of those two people.
    The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Climate change has been, and remains, the polestar of Putin’s decade-long turn away from the West.
    Stephen Lezak, The New Republic, 12 July 2022
  • 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
  • The world has changed so much in these four decades, but in the midst of all of this change, one thing has remained steadfast.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Gesaffelstein will play Ultra for the first time in a decade.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 19 Nov. 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
  • The two began a decade-long affair and had two children.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Sometime in the past decade, Derek got married, had a kid, and then got divorced.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The price jump is mainly thanks to a face-lift Burton gave the place during his decade-long stay.
    Jack Flemmingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2022
  • And until the last decade or so, they were barely known outside Haiti.
    Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
  • After more than a decade of ownership, current owner Judy Glickman Lauder is looking to hand over the keys to the celeb-pedigreed pad for a smidge under $7 million.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2025
  • But after decades of bilateral stability, the vote on Canada’s next leader now is expected to focus on who is best equipped to deal with the United States.
    Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025

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