How to Use yearly in a Sentence

yearly

1 of 2 adjective
  • She renews her lease on a yearly basis.
  • The bi-yearly practice results in one hour less of sleep.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Your best defense is to keep up with those yearly gyno visits.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The twice-yearly clock change has held for decades, yet daylight saving time could be on its way out.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But the deductible is about a quarter of his yearly income.
    — Renuka Rayasam, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Or your plan could come with a twice-yearly consultation.
    — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The city paid the amount in yearly installments pulled from its taxes on short-term rentals.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
  • And a yearly check-in centered on goals and partnership.
    — Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Today there’s no sign of the golf course that once drew thousands of golf fans to the area on a yearly basis.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The yearly study looks at areas that have been proven to reduce tobacco use.
    — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • In the first tier, there is a yearly limit of $23,400.
    — Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
  • For the past dozen years, Seth Rollins has made yearly trips to Boston.
    — Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
  • For a lot of shop owners, the summer months account for a big share of their yearly business.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 19 June 2026
  • The yearly update of the flu vaccine is a good example.
    — Alice Park, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Anemia is usually found in yearly blood tests.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
  • That pick came with yearly protections, up to and including this year.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • People who jump around yearly lack the necessary grit and resilience.
    — Charles Towers-Clark, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Use your finished book to reflect on your yearly intentions, draw one sketch per month, or gift it to a friend.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • But my mother’s great yearly project was my Halloween costume.
    — Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
  • Aside from yearly checkups, Warren's life is back to normal.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • On a yearly basis, the iPhone accounts for a bit more than half of company sales.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Colden’s first two yearly mammograms were clear.
    — Ayren Jackson-Cannady, SELF, 29 May 2026
  • This assessment digs deeper than your typical blood test or yearly check-up.
    — Dana Ingemann, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The figure represents the highest yearly share on record.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
  • So that’s going to become a perennial, yearly event.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Here are the watch lists for 2026 Daily News yearly awards.
    — Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Here are the watch lists for 2026 Daily News yearly awards.
    — Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The hub named its yearly speaker series in honor of Scarano.
    — Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • But the next three years reeked of alpha decay—the firm’s average yearly gain slumped from eighteen per cent to nine.
    — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • This means Honda is taking its first yearly loss in almost 70 years.
    — New Atlas, 21 Mar. 2026

yearly

2 of 2 adverb
  • This method can be done yearly to stay on top of clutter.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Fruit and nut trees should be pruned yearly for the best harvest.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
  • The rent was set at $42,500 yearly.
    — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t rebrand your scent or bottle yearly.
    — Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
  • In the same period, home prices rose by 6% yearly.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
  • Lavender should be cut back yearly in late summer or early fall to keep the plant full.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 June 2026
  • The city stands to lose some $70 million in revenue yearly.
    — Julie Darling, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Most men should be screened yearly for prostate cancer starting at age 50.
    — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026
  • Stein says there’s more than a billion dollars in losses to banks yearly due to the practice.
    — Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Berry, who has addressed local reporters yearly during the team’s bye, chose not to do so last week.
    — Zac Jackson, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
  • This will be the first of such graduations that will happen almost yearly for some time.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Some hybrids bloom the first year, while perennial varieties bloom yearly but are short-lived.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Although the antlers fall off yearly, the pedicles remain — and continue to serve as the base for new antlers to grow.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2023
  • And that is not to count the many anime adaptations of light novels and webtoons being produced yearly.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2025
  • The Derby has continued to evolve yearly, but the three-round format has remained the same.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 14 July 2023
  • Chism recommends flushing the system yearly to protect the longevity of your unit.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Today the arena has a name and $35 million yearly in naming fees, the largest such deal anywhere.
    — Thomas D. Elias, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Today the arena has a name and $35 million yearly in naming fees, the largest such deal anywhere.
    — Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The awards are held yearly to honor the best independent films and television series from the past year.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The exact date varies yearly, because the lunisolar calendar aligns with the moon for its months but also has leap months.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Cosmos, lavender, and dahlias can self-sow or return yearly, offering long-term value.
    — The Spruce, 28 June 2026
  • Lisbon brings in millions of tourists yearly, with the streetcar as one of its most popular attractions.
    — Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But annual plants need to be replaced yearly, which can get expensive and add work to a home gardener’s to-do list.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 15 Apr. 2026
  • In warmer climates, gardeners can trim back about a third of the woody stems yearly to keep perennial thyme plants productive.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Aurora has held a remembrance event yearly on the anniversary of the mass shooting.
    — R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Knowing which services are covered by a plan can be confusing since that can change yearly, Tipirneni said.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 27 Oct. 2022
  • These payments increase yearly to help protect against inflation.
    — Doc Louallen, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Make no mistake, the Trojans and Eagles play each other yearly and are rivals.
    — Ren Clayton, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • This is not the case for an HSA (health savings account), which rolls over yearly and even stays with you between jobs.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Notre Dame attracted more than 13 million global tourists yearly prior to the fire.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025

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