Hundred Days

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noun (usually used with a plural verb)

the period from March 20 to June 28, 1815, between the arrival of Napoleon in Paris, after his escape from Elba, and his abdication after the battle of Waterloo.

a special session of Congress from March 9, 1933 to June 16, 1933, called by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in which important social legislation was enacted.

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How to use Hundred Days in a sentence

Obama would then give Congress an ultimatum: Act by a certain date, perhaps a hundred days into the new Congress, or he will.
Can Obama and a Republican Senate Find Common Ground?|Eleanor Clift|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One hundred days before the election seems appropriate time limit for a campaign.
Time is Money: How to Fix Outrageous Political Spending|Jim Arkedis|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The original "hundred days" ended with Waterloo—so it's a low bar to do better than that.
Marking My Predictions to Market|David Frum|June 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In his first hundred days, President Obama has done a great deal to restore public optimism and confidence at home.
Marking My Predictions to Market|David Frum|June 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST

One hundred days later, Sharon was declared permanently incapacitated, and Olmert got the big seat.
Ariel Sharon's Twilight Zone|Lynn Sherr|October 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
After his conduct during the Hundred Days he could expect no mercy from the returned Bourbons, and was glad to escape abroad.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
And he said to him: Unto evening and morning two thousand three hundred days: and the sanctuary shall be cleansed.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
After we've worked our hundred days to get a hundred dollars each, we will work a few days more to get a hundred dollars for you.
The Iron Puddler|James J. Davis
Follow with papers on the Roman games; at the dedication of the Coliseum these lasted a hundred days.
The Complete Club Book for Women|Caroline French Benton
Then, almost as by magic, the scene shifted and stern resolve took the place of the hysteria of the Hundred Days since Sumter.
Manasses (Bull Run) National Battlefield Park-Virginia|Francis F. Wilshin

British Dictionary definitions for Hundred Days

hundred days

pl n

French history the period between Napoleon Bonaparte's arrival in Paris from Elba on March 20, 1815, and his abdication on June 29, 1815

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