Examples of “year” in a Sentence

noun The time it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun once, about 365 days.

• Our village holds a fair once a year in the park.

noun A twelve-month period as marked on a calendar, from January to December.

• Last year the garden grew far more tomatoes than we could eat.
• They celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary this year.
• She set a new savings goal for the coming year.
• The shop closes for repairs at the end of the year.
• Every year in January, we make a list of resolutions.

noun A specific grade or level in school.

• He's in year seven at his new school.
• My cousin is in year ten and has exams soon.
• All the students in year three went on a trip to the farm.