How to Use century in a Sentence

century

noun
  • When the prince got married, it was called the wedding of the century.
  • It took more than a century to complete the cathedral.
  • The pottery dates back to the sixth century B.C.E.
  • The first day of the next century is one for the books.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The area has been plundered for centuries.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • For centuries, artists fought censors and kings.
    — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • But by mid-century the last train had left the station.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • Food dyeing dates back centuries.
    — Alina Selyukh, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
  • It's got the first chance it's had in centuries of being peaceful.
    — Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • More than a century later, what’s old is new.
    — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
  • One of the most beloved roadsters of this century has reached the end of the line.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
  • All this takes us to, say, the eighteenth century.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • Over centuries, doctors there have observed the scars of war.
    — Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • His record is middling, with just three half-centuries in 26 knocks.
    — Sam Dalling, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But this is indeed a new century.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Both paintings had been a part of the hotel for more than a century.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • Vines grow on their original roots and some are more than a century old.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • These are people who were friends for three quarters of a century.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The quakes are among the strongest to hit the country in more than a century.
    — Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026
  • The quakes were among the strongest in Venezuela in more than a century.
    — Russ Bynum, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
  • Yes, a bond with a repayment date a century from now.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Who was this eighteenth-century man who seemed too modern for his time?
    — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • And for centuries, religions have embraced a love to all pets.
    — Matt Keenan, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
  • But at least no crock-pots were armed in the telling of this century-spanning mystery.
    — Martha Sorren, refinery29.com, 9 May 2021
  • Thanks to the film, that form has flickered in the minds of tourists from around the world for half a century.
    — Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
  • The twin quakes are among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century.
    — Will Clark, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • Monte dei Paschi’s five-and-a-half-century run is coming to an end.
    — New York Times, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Folks around the world have fallen in love with this show for more than a quarter of a century.
    — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Now, for a quarter of a century, not a day has gone by that a human has not been in space.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The Hartmans work around a small grove of old growth oaks that have seen the change of century.
    — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022

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