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'decade' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'decade' with 10 example sentences.


decade noun

: a period of 10 years

: the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system


  • Finland has been at the forefront pursuing gender equality for decades.
  • I've been working here for many decades.
  • A hundred decades make a millennium.
  • It hasn't been this hot in decades.
  • Crime rates have gone down significantly over the past decade.
  • We have experienced many changes over the last decade.
  • After decades of civil war, order was restored.
  • They spent nearly a decade together.
  • I lost my son about a decade ago.
  • Prices have risen steadily during the past decade.
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