decades
- plural of decade.
Example Sentences
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And breaking with decades of English tradition, they saw it home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026
In 2023 another massive typhoon, Mawar, the biggest in decades, did huge damage.
From Barron's • Jul. 5, 2026
The fossil nests were named Osnidum almontei in honor of Juan Almonte Milan, who first identified the cave and has spent decades studying the region as one of Hispaniola's leading paleontologists.
From Science Daily • Jul. 5, 2026
Let’s leave it here: How has he made something that has endured across decades and generations?
From Salon • Jul. 5, 2026
The old wooden houses looked lopsided on their foundations after decades of long winters; poking out of the snow.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
