year after year
Example Sentences
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It’s good that Americans are spending less on healthcare, but it’s also hard to believe, given long-running trends in these expenses rising steadily year after year.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
In the 1940s, University of Chicago economist Frank H. Knight devised a thought experiment called the Crusonia plant: a miraculous organism that, once planted, yields fruit year after year without any effort.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
If sentiment “plods along quarter after quarter, year after year, it will eventually deliver negative results for not just growth but for societal well-being,” Bernstein said.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Fifpro claim players cannot cope with "high-threshold competitive seasons" year after year without eventually suffering injuries or a decline in performance.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Some people were rather shocked; but Frodo kept up the custom of giving Bilbo’s Birthday Party year after year until they got used to it.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
