decade

[US]/ˈdekeɪd/
[UK]/ˈdekeɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a period of ten years; a span of ten years

Example Sentences

power per decade of frequency.

the historian characterized the period as the decade of revolution.

a decade when France was moving generally to the left.

the decade could have ended on an optimistic note.

a decade of bad odour between Britain and the European Community.

a voluptuary decade when high living was in style.

The last decade saw the emergence of a dynamic economy.

the barbarizing effect of four decades of rock 'n' roll.

for over four decades he dressed the royal family.

she first witnessed the perils of pop stardom a decade ago.

the decade spawned a bewildering variety of books on the forces.

we decided to take a whack at spotting the decade's trends.

The discovery provides pabulum for the scientific community to ruminate on for decades to come.

Gone are the support suspenders and gaudy steel rings that strangled the tower for much of the last decade.

employees who had notched up decades of faithful service.

the beginning of the decade saw storm clouds gathering over Europe.

It was China decade daimio tea among oolong generic representative that iron Kwan-yin belong to oolong genera .

Over the last decade, the use of countertrade in international commerce has become more widespread.

In this programme, Tim Benton considers two of Scharoun's domestic designs of this decade: the Mohrmann house and the Scharf house in Berlin.

Real-world Examples

So, bone resorption usually overtakes bone formation around the 8th decade of life.

Source: Osmosis - Musculoskeletal

It took me decades to find out.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

She suffered for more than decades with multiple sclerosis.

Source: NPR News April 2013 Collection

But it is tradition dating back decades.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2018 Compilation

- you have to go back decades.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May/June 2018 Compilation

For decades, authorities labeled them illegal immigrants and denied them citizenship.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

Lansdorp spent nearly a decade researching the mission.

Source: CNN Listening Collection June 2014

The conflict between those groups goes back decades.

Source: CNN Listening March 2013 Collection

The data goes back really about a decade.

Source: PBS Interview Environmental Series

We've been married a decade.That doesn't cut it anymore.

Source: Clever Detective and Thief

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