How to Use the turn of the century in a Sentence

the turn of the century

noun phrase
  • But that's just since the turn of the century.
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026
  • But for kids at the turn of the century, milk came with dire risks.
    — Made By History, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
  • That was the big three at the turn of the century in sports and culture.
    — Kiese Laymon, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
  • But the writing was starting to show on the wall by the turn of the century.
    — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The original house burned to the ground at the turn of the century.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • But at the turn of the century, the emphasis turned to home runs.
    — Jason Parker, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • But at the turn of the century, the number of working kids soared.
    — Beth Saunders, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2023
  • So many people have been shaped by world events, and the world changed in that way at the turn of the century.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
  • At the turn of the century, 31 million more girls were out of school than boys.
    — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
  • At the turn of the century, even having a power socket in your seat was a long shot.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2024
  • That may not feel like New Hampshire at the turn of the century.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
  • By the turn of the century, he was embraced as King of the Blues.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
  • But now medicine offered options that hadn’t been available at the turn of the century.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Fifteen of those 22 debuts have been since the turn of the century.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
  • But, around the turn of the century, hunters wiped out the state’s population.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Villoria got his first job in the games industry at the turn of the century.
    — Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • By the turn of the century, the campaign to eradicate it from polite speech was in full force.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The amount of land set aside for cargo storage has almost doubled in size since the turn of the century.
    — Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The report found that there were four times as many millionaires today as there were at the turn of the century.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The erosion started before the turn of the century.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
  • By the turn of the century, the form wouldn’t seem so futuristic, or novel.
    — Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Those who have been around long enough say some of the enthusiasm feels like the dot-com boom and bust of the turn of the century.
    — The Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
  • The deeper swimming pool was built seven decades ago, while the splash pool came later at the turn of the century.
    — Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
  • At the turn of the century, more than four-fifths of kerosene was sourced domestically.
    — Ian King, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
  • For younger fans, many of whom were born at the turn of the century, Selena’s music means home.
    — Nicole Chavez, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Around the turn of the century, the United Verde mine opened near present-day Jerome.
    — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Chorrillo have a very youthful squad as all but four of their players were born after the turn of the century.
    — Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The men, by contrast, have not so much as qualified for a major finals since the turn of the century.
    — Rory Smith, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The entire market was bottomed out at the turn of the century, so there was a big catch-up necessary.
    — Moneyshow, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The grandstands at the turn of the century were filled with gamblers and bookies placing bets on every play of the game.
    — David Hill, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024

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