How to Use biannual in a Sentence

biannual

adjective
  • The art show is a biannual event that won't happen again for two more years.
  • The group holds biannual meetings in December and July.
  • That’s less than once a year in the church’s biannual gatherings.
    — David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Feb. 2022
  • For the design world, this biannual fair is the biggest event of the season.
    — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2018
  • All thats left, of course, is Paris to close out the biannual ready-to-wear collections.
    — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The biannual time change can also have real health impacts.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Shop the star's must-haves during the retailer's biannual blowout sale.
    — Annie Blackman, Allure, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Men's street style during the biannual fashion show seasons is a tale of two extremes.
    — Dan Roberts, GQ, 11 July 2017
  • Negley’s blend was the first in what is set to be an annual or biannual release.
    — Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Visit in the fall or spring to see part of the beautiful biannual journey for yourself.
    — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Launched in 2023, the biannual event has quickly taken on a steady rhythm.
    — Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Quarterly or biannual check-ins often work well.
    — Leah Dodson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Try marking your calendar for a biannual or quarterly wash to keep on track.
    — Anyssa Roberts, The Spruce, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Legislative efforts to end the biannual time change have not yet passed in Congress.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Legislative efforts to end the biannual clock change have not yet passed in Congress.
    — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Chu says the biannual time switches are bad for people’s health and that there’s widespread support for more daylight in evening hours.
    — Melody Gutierrez, SFChronicle.com, 3 July 2018
  • Tuesday’s report is the first of a series of biannual reports on the progress of meeting these targets.
    — Chantelle Lee, TIME, 21 May 2024
  • The magazine comes out twice a year, while 10 Men is also biannual.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Other states have flirted with the idea of dropping the biannual time change, to varying degrees of success.
    — Brett Clarkson, Sun-Sentinel.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Advocates of the bill argue that the biannual clock changes disrupt sleep patterns and increase health risks.
    — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Efforts to eliminate the biannual clock change have stalled at both the federal and state levels.
    — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Efforts to eliminate the biannual clock change have stalled at both the federal and state levels.
    — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Efforts to eliminate the biannual clock change have stalled at both the federal and state levels.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Chu, who wants to keep the clocks fixed ahead an hour on daylight-saving time, said dropping the biannual time switch is not just about convenience.
    — Melody Gutierrez, SFChronicle.com, 21 June 2018
  • Crises erupt across the world with alarming regularity, and yet the biannual fashion shows press on.
    — Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The plan to follow a biannual schedule, matching fashion’s, quickly fell by the wayside.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2023
  • When fall color peaks, the views are stunning, and the most unique way to see the foliage is during the biannual whitewater release.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2024
  • When fall color peaks, the views are stunning, and the most unique way to see the foliage is during the biannual whitewater release.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2023
  • If lawmakers in several states had their way, this would be the last time their constituents observe the biannual practice.
    — Addy Bink, The Hill, 6 Sep. 2025
  • And for a limited time, the now-famous loafers are on sale and up to 20 percent off as part of the brand’s massive biannual sale.
    — Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com, 12 May 2020

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