fortnight
Example Sentences
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Reform's policy proposal comes a fortnight after the United Nations General Assembly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade "the gravest crime against humanity".
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
In a fortnight where Europe-chasing rivals United drew two blanks in three league games, Arsenal hit 10 across two games to overhaul their goal difference deficit.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
When Sofii Lewis packed a bag for a mother and baby mental health unit, she thought she would be home within a fortnight.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
Those 62 hours between Galatasaray and Brighton are gone and it is now about the next fortnight, where most of the Liverpool players will be on international duty.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
Then about a fortnight after Lenny had gone, the two of us were sitting in my attic room some time after midnight chatting over mugs of tea, and Ruth got me really laughing about Lenny.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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