How to Use yearlong in a Sentence

yearlong

adjective
  • She went on a yearlong sabbatical.
  • Below is a timeline of the nation’s yearlong journey, as told through the words of Pelosi and McCarthy.
    Arit John, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Jan. 2022
  • But her English was the best in the office, thanks to a yearlong internship with a literary agent in New York.
    Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The title comes with scholarship money and a yearlong reign.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2022
  • When the full commission met the next month, the six-month license was overturned and Los Alamitos was granted a yearlong license on a 4-3 vote.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2022
  • These partners went through a yearlong application process to be part of the project and learned late last month they had been selected.
    Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Feb. 2022
  • New leases with concessions, like one or two months of rent knocked off a yearlong lease, dropped from 41% a year ago to just 20% in February.
    Anna Bahney, CNN, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Even the yearlong postponement of the Tokyo Games carried a quiet benefit.
    Rachel Blount, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021
  • My mom’s been my front-seat passenger through my yearlong journey to divorce.
    Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Jan. 2023
  • On the other side of the spectrum is the Champions League, which pits all the top English and European teams against each other in a yearlong battle royale.
    Caroline Framke, Variety, 22 Dec. 2022
  • After a yearlong delay and a string of scandals, the 2020 Summer Olympics officially opened in Tokyo.
    Alex Scott, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Swiftarc Ventures hired half a dozen women to date as part of the firm’s yearlong pledge to increase gender diversity.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 25 Feb. 2022
  • His yearlong term ended over the summer with Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley taking the reins.
    Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 15 Nov. 2021
  • After hosting its first event in summer 2019, the concert series has been on a yearlong hiatus due to the pandemic.
    Isabella Chan, courant.com, 16 Aug. 2021
  • The freak-out over CRT comes on the heels of a yearlong conflict over school reopenings, one that pitted many white and well-to-do parents against the interests of school boards and teachers’ unions.
    Jake Bittle, The New Republic, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Coming up with the estimate was an intensive, yearlong process, Pick said.
    NBC News, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Season 4's yearlong quest for the stones of power finally comes to a head in the finale, which sees Smallville embrace blockbuster action for the first time.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2021
  • Todd Johnson Further adding to the challenges for buyers is a nearly yearlong shortage of both new and used vehicles that has pushed up prices and left new-car lots stripped of stock.
    Christina Rogers, WSJ, 13 Mar. 2022
  • Erickson was sentenced to time served on two charges, and two yearlong sentences were suspended.
    BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The Central York School District reversed its nearly yearlong decision to ban the titles.
    Marilisa Jiménez García and Paige Pagan, refinery29.com, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Allen is gearing up for a yearlong process to develop a plan for revitalizing the city’s old downtown.
    Dallas News, 7 July 2021
  • Gaile and Joe Schafer are the honorary co-chairs of the yearlong anniversary celebration, which includes adult and family events throughout the church year.
    Carol Kovach, cleveland, 5 Oct. 2021
  • New Haven: One of the state’s legendary music clubs is reopening after a yearlong closure due to the pandemic, with the help of the federal government.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 22 June 2021
  • Their arrests late last year capped a nearly yearlong effort by the Oregon State Police to identify the girl and determine the circumstances of her death.
    oregonlive, 12 Mar. 2022
  • The campaign, initially announced as a yearlong effort, was one of the largest contracts the company ever pursued.
    Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Kenyatta's visit also comes as a nearly yearlong war in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia continues to roil the region.
    Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2021
  • The 550-page report follows a yearlong investigation into the shooting on the New Mexico set of the Western.
    ABC News, 18 Nov. 2022
  • What if, after a yearlong pandemic, mass audiences aren’t ready for a movie with so much wanton death and destruction?
    New York Times, 14 July 2021
  • The plan comes after a yearlong assessment by a national consulting firm of the city's parks and recreation department.
    Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 25 Jan. 2023
  • After a yearlong hiatus, the most unstoppable force in NFL preseason play has returned.
    Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 13 Aug. 2021

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