'period' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'period' with 20 example sentences.
- period noun
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: an amount of time
: the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon
: (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games
: a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
: the end or completion of something
: the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
: a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
On what date did your last period start?
Ginger is very useful in the winter period.
You forgot the period at the end of the sentence.
Last year was a period of economic uncertainty.
The sunlight is painful in this time period.
No movies on school nights. Period.
I will stay here for a short period.
Ten years is a really long period of time.
Which period of history are you studying?
The students' lunch period is from twelve to one.
Dan dated Linda for a very short period of time.
What class do you have third period?
That was a difficult period in American history.
In this school, a period is fifty minutes long.
You're still in your probation period.
What period is this painting from?
I'm here on a trial period.
My period is five weeks late.
Which is the operating profit in the same period?
During that period, I would go to bed earlier.