of the year

idiom

—used to say that something or someone is the best of its kind in a specific year

the movie/teacher/rookie of the year

Examples of of the year in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But before the deluge arrives, the metro may experience its warmest day of the year, with temperatures expected to reach 90 degrees. —

Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2024 Olivia Henson married Hugh Grosvenor, the 7th Duke of Westminster, on June 7 at Chester Cathedral in Britain's high-society wedding of the year. —

Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024 Through the summer and into September, when many investors now expect the first and only Fed cut this year, zombies will have to pay off $1.1 trillion of loans, according to AP’s analysis, two-thirds of the total due by the end of the year. —

Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 7 June 2024 That would amount to a cooler pace of hiring than in the first three months of the year, but show that job growth remains frisky enough to keep unemployment in check. —

Kate Gibson, CBS News, 7 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for of the year

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