How to Use yearlong in a Sentence

yearlong

adjective
  • She went on a yearlong sabbatical.
  • The yearlong project added a bar, kitchen, bunk beds, pool table and five-car garage.
    — Nancy Keates, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2018
  • My wife died after a yearlong illness.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
  • The military broke more than yearlong siege on the city early last year.
    — ABC News, 24 June 2026
  • In the video, Baldwin points out guilty pleas stemming from the yearlong probe.
    — Fox News, 28 June 2018
  • Each ring purchase comes with a yearlong membership to the app.
    — Emily Burns, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The rich soil, bottomland, is blessed with yearlong sunshine and warmth.
    — T. Christian Miller, Propublica, Kiah Collier and Julian Aguilar, star-telegram, 14 Dec. 2017
  • To that end, the Fed stopped its yearlong effort to shrink its balance sheet as of last month.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Hayabusa2 is to start its yearlong return trip to Earth later this year.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Life seemed sure to be smaller and stagnant, like a yearlong winter without the snow or ice.
    — Jacqueline Kehoe, National Geographic, 30 June 2020
  • That set off a nearly yearlong legal battle with the school district.
    — Associated Press, latimes.com, 30 May 2017
  • First came a yearlong search for the right venue followed by construction delays.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Kevin Durant, who left the West a year ago, is back from a yearlong injury.
    — J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Planning for the fair is a yearlong process, but the group buckles down about two weeks before the auction.
    — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Whether the trip is a short weekend getaway or a yearlong world tour, anything is possible.
    — Tara Massouleh, AL.com, 18 May 2017
  • Each fellow will receive a stipend and travel support as part of the yearlong placement.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
  • What followed was a yearlong push to identify dozens of new homeless sites, many of them safe parking sites.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025
  • When Floyd was killed, Curington was in the midst of a yearlong writer’s block.
    — Tyler Hicks, Dallas News, 22 June 2020
  • These performances mark the completion of a yearlong program for the artists.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2021
  • His gift from the foundation that bears his name is the launch of a yearlong celebration of his legacy.
    — Rochelle Riley, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2018
  • But the animals have been photographed more than 10 times during the yearlong study.
    — AZCentral.com, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Now, a yearlong government study has sparked a contentious new round of debate about the disappeared.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • These partners went through a yearlong application process to be part of the project and learned late last month they had been selected.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The last phase of a yearlong project to widen Yankee Road begins March 26.
    — Sue Kiesewetter, Cincinnati.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Dell said the restaurant was able to move its fridges to another part of the store, prompting the yearlong restoration of the dining room.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
  • Against all odds, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are set to go on after a yearlong delay.
    — Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 10 May 2021
  • The rebound follows a yearlong slump in EV sales that lasted until the summer.
    — Yoko Kubota, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Tuesday’s discussion kicked off a yearlong planning push that would take years — or even decades — to fully realize.
    — Mark Dee january 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Joe Manganiello will soon open up about a multi-yearlong health battle that changed his life completely.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Fine acknowledges that some concepts and ideas that can take more time for students to absorb may benefit from a yearlong schedule.
    — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025

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