perennial

Example Sentences

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Flat births and a rising number of deaths are eroding a perennial source of population growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The problem, apart from perennial budget pressures, is that interest in election mechanics — a technical and arcane subject if ever there was one — is episodic and fleeting.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

The Razgrad side only need one more title for a world record, but after 26 games it is Levski who are nine points clear of the perennial winners and on course to wreck that streak.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Black and white is a perennial favorite of the stars, and best actress nominee Rose Byrne embraced it, while also adopting the spring trend in a strapless black Dior gown covered in white blooms.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

She could just go on like this, like a woman from old-fashioned times, a maiden aunt, some aging perennial girl who never leaves home.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood