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
Even today, some calendars discount the leap year meant to keep us in time with our orbit, while others ignore the sun altogether.
From National Geographic • Feb. 26, 2024
It’s Pope Gregory and his advisers who came up with the really gnarly math on when there should or shouldn’t be a leap year.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024
“The twenty-ninth of February. She wanted to get married on the leap year because she knew no other woman in her right mind would want to do it.”
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
