How to Use a week in a Sentence

a week

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  • This used to take at least a week, but what follows will take months.
    — Jonas Barck, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Right now, some chefs are cooking many meals a week, says Yatnalkar.
    — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • The catered lunch costs more than a week of meals for the people the conference is about.
    — David Lee Condrey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2026
  • There is plenty of work to do nearly a week after two massive earthquakes destroyed much of this coastal city.
    — Isa Soares, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • Or a week in Orlando at Epic Universe, the best theme park in the world.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 June 2026
  • And less than a week earlier, regulators had already moved on that problem, in a way that may matter more than the bill.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • To Value Why does a standard B2B software quote still take a week?
    — Salim Gheewalla, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • If their injuries aren't too severe, victims can survive for a week or more, assuming the weather isn't too hot or cold, experts say.
    — ABC News, 29 June 2026
  • Let the plant recover in bright, indirect or dappled sunlight for a week, then gradually move it back into more light.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • After a week of play — and perhaps sun — the courts have a slightly higher bounce, giving Nadal and Świątek’s strengths a better platform to shine.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Their understanding is still incomplete—no one fully understands a country after a week.
    — Sonia Thompson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Hens start laying between 18 and 22 weeks old and produce four to six eggs a week from productive breeds, with a noticeable dip in winter.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
  • Continue to deadhead dahlias throughout their blooming season, as often as once a week, to maximize their flower production.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 June 2026
  • Mariyah Symone Collington, 19, was recovered more than a week later, according to the Army.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • The Jays aim for his return in early July after about a week of rehab games, balancing his health with their competitive timeline.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • For a routine, many beauty editors suggest exfoliating one to two times a week and following with a richer overnight treatment on the same evening to lock in hydration.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026
  • Haymarket Center treats about 12,000 clients a year, and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
    — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • That’s 16 cents more than a week ago in the state, although 38 cents less than a month ago and more than 70 cents less than this year’s high, which was driven by the rise in oil prices and war in Iran.
    — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • Over the next four years, Tarrant made the 3 ½ hour drive from South Georgia to Atlanta at least once a week so Jayden could receive chemotherapy.
    — Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
  • The introductory course for PPEL required students to read, on average, just twenty-seven pages a week.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • The sheriff said animal control officers are visiting the property three days a week and have found that the remaining dogs, as well as other animals, including cats and birds, appear to be receiving proper care.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Now, after an opening weekend that earned the film $38 million domestically against a budget of over $170 million, everyone is quick to call it a failure…when the film hasn’t even been in theaters for a week.
    — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
  • Gas prices in Florida were 16 cents per gallon higher on Monday than a week earlier, as stations tried to balance a monthlong decline with losses incurred in March and April when prices spiked with the start of the war with Iran.
    — News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • Santa Ana police are warning of a crackdown on World Cup celebrations ahead of the Mexico-Ecuador match on Tuesday, a week after hundreds of fans flooded city streets following their win over Czechia.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Stark earned $75 a week playing for Bethlehem Steel plus living expenses, which was a lot of money in 1924 — the equivalent of about $1,450 (£1,100) a week now.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Although Edwards said to transform MSG into a wedding would take more than a week, Swift could treat it like the Eras Tour where the set was built and constructed for rehearsals at Rock Lititz in Pennsylvania.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Sunday's deadly attack, detailed in a 911 call, was the second alligator attack in 24 hours in Central Florida and the third reported in the region in a week, according to FWC officials.
    — Eric MacK , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2026
  • As New York City braces for a week of cruel summer temperatures that could push temperatures to 100 degrees, Mayor Zohran Mamdani isn't sweating reports that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce plan to marry at Madison Square Garden.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 30 June 2026

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