leap year

Example Sentences

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He says he is extra lucky around his leap year birthdays, winning competitions in the past.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024

The extra accrued time results in Feb. 29 appearing on the calendar every fourth year — leap year — to help the seasons line up.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2024

For centuries, attempts to sync calendars with the length of the natural year have sowed chaos—until the concept of leap year provided a way to make up for lost time.

From National Geographic • Feb. 26, 2024

Being born in a leap year on a leap day certainly is a talking point.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024

As this method was clumsy, , Euergetes—very possibly at the advice of his new librarian— proposed a simpler four-year cycle with three years consisting of 365 days each, plus a leap year of 366 days.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro