decade
noun
a period of ten years.
decades
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pluralof decade.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One study cited by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development found that spending a year unemployed at age 22 was associated with earnings 13% to 21% lower two decades later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
A new UC San Francisco-led study has identified a sharp increase in invasive breast cancer among Asian American women over the past two decades.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
"The most effective and relentless lobbyist that it has been my misfortune to encounter during the last two decades," according to ex-minister Sir Oliver Letwin.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
For decades, survey respondents were typically contacted by phone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Andrew Jackson’s battles with the Creeks were part of a long string of wars fought for decades against tribes of the American Southeast, including the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminoles.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
