How to Use annual in a Sentence

annual

1 of 2 adjective
  • We had more snow this year than the average annual amount.
  • The company's earnings for last year are published in the annual report.
  • The annual meeting is in July.
  • The company charges an annual fee of $45.
  • Home prices have risen on an annual basis for 33 months in a row.
    — ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The annual amount due will go up through 2032.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • The result was a big bump in annual earnings.
    — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Setting sail on the big game with the cookoff, it's been an annual event for almost two decades.
    — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Markstrom is set to start a two-year deal with an annual cap hit of $6 million.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • The union also sought to push up the annual salary of a starting teacher.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • On the eastern side of town, the horses have arrived for the annual horse sale.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • This year marks the fourth annual stop in Paris for the fight promotion.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • An annual herb, basil can keep flies and mosquitos away thanks to its strong aroma.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
  • Inflation has climbed to the highest annual rate in three years.
    — NBC news, 17 May 2026
  • In the years since, that annual income has climbed into the millions.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • In the past five years, that annual average has jumped to 24.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Having no annual contract is a plus for mobile use.
    — Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The walls speak Since 2020, the annual we.
    — Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Even at a high average annual value, the lack of years keeps mid-market teams in the mix.
    — Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The 57th annual event was also on the early side.
    — Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The annual industry show is now in its 73rd year.
    — Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • At Disneyland, two of the four tiers of annual passes will stay at the same price.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
  • RedBar has their annual meetup in the days leading up to that event.
    — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The caravan is part of the annual Run for the Wall event.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2026
  • If your annual drive to the beach involves more than a full day on the road, that predictability drops fast.
    — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
  • This low-growing annual couldn’t be easier to grow.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 May 2026
  • Converting such a one-month jump to an annual rate is meaningless.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The system is free for 90 days with monthly or annual plans after that.
    — Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But the Church’s annual fund-raising goal in Japan has remained high.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • This school year, annual dues for teachers are $1,476.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026

annual

2 of 2 noun
  • We planted some annuals in front of the house.
  • That’s where annuals come in to save the day!
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • These annuals bloom from spring through the first frost.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
  • As will garden pinks, the next most cold-hardy annuals.
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Here are some fast-growing annuals that thrive in shade.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
  • After your annuals are spent, pull them out.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
  • In the South, lobelia is grown as a spring annual.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
  • That does not mean this tropical plant is a one-and-done annual.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Most bush basil plants are grown as annuals and replaced every spring.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Instead, it's marked as the first annual.
    — Conor Wight, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Green mulches are for annuals and brown mulches are for everything else.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 7 June 2018
  • Brown for perennials and trees and shrubs; green for annuals and row crops.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
  • These non-stop blooming annuals come in shades of purple, pink, and white.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
  • Both species are annuals that have long, slender leaves and hollow, erect stems.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Mar. 2026
  • In other words, the flowers are kind of like annuals.
    — Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Some plants need more space to spread out and other plants, such as herbs and annuals, can do just fine in small planters.
    — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2023
  • These annuals are all easy to grow from seed and can be sown directly in the garden.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, ELLE Decor, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The cover these annuals provide is so thick that deer will often bed right in the plot.
    — Gerald Almy, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2020
  • The annual requires little to no care and will bloom well into fall.
    — Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Find these annuals in warm colors ranging from orange to coral to red.
    — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
  • Cool-season annuals can be planted four to eight weeks before the last frost.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Garden centers would be thrilled to sell summer annuals this time of year.
    — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 3 July 2018
  • Some perennials are sold with the intent to be grown as annuals.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Long-pod poppies are annuals that will reseed if the pods are left intact.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
  • These annuals are easy to start from seed and readily self-seed at the end of each season.
    — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Plant single species or mixes of warm-season annuals about one inch deep.
    — Gerald Almy, Field & Stream, 28 May 2020
  • My moment Is over—the most velvet of the annuals live far less than a year.
    — Lucie Brock-Broido, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
  • These vivid annuals come in gold, orange, and red hues that mimic the changing leaves in fall.
    — Jenny Krane, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2026
  • Look for these annuals that are perfect for planting in June.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 June 2026
  • These fast-growing annuals bloom all summer long until the first frost.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026

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