quadrennial
adjective
qua·dren·ni·al
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Definition of quadrennial
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: consisting of or lasting for four years
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: occurring or being done every four years
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Other Words from quadrennial
quadrennial
noun
quadrennially
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Examples of quadrennial in a Sentence
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The quadrennial event was moved back a year to avoid going against the FIFA World Cup for men’s soccer in the same years. — Tim Reynolds, BostonGlobe.com, "Celtics quartet front and center as basketball World Cup begins," 30 Aug. 2019 The state fair, a quadrennial presidential prerequisite stop, is a cultural obstacle course more fraught with pitfalls than opportunities to sway the narrow band of voters who will attend the state's kickoff caucuses in less than six months. — Thomas Beaumont, Fortune, "Iowa State Fair: Where U.S. Politics and Fried Oreos Intersect," 8 Aug. 2019 The women, who previously won the quadrennial World Cup in 1999, 2011 and 2015, have proved a much bigger TV draw than the men’s final — absent the U.S. team. — Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com, "Women’s soccer World Cup win puts gender pay gap on broader stage," 8 July 2019 The Americans have never failed to make the semifinals or finish lower than third place in the quadrennial tournament. — NBC News, "U.S. women's team defeats World Cup host France 2-1 to advance to semifinals," 28 June 2019 Rather than wait until after the global quadrennial, the defending World Cup champions chose the run-up to the tournament to pick up a megaphone and shout, via a 25-page legal complaint, that they are being treated unfairly because of their gender. — Liz Clarke, Anchorage Daily News, "U.S. women’s soccer team is fighting two battles — for a World Cup title, and for equality," 11 June 2019 That World Cup was later moved out of its quadrennial summer window to late November, over the objections of European leagues, which will see their seasons disrupted. — Andrew Das, New York Times, "North American Bid for World Cup Gets High Marks, but Still Needs Votes," 1 June 2018 Rather than wait until after the global quadrennial, the defending World Cup champions chose the run-up to the tournament to pick up a megaphone and shout, via a 25-page legal complaint, that they are being treated unfairly because of their gender. — Liz Clarke, Anchorage Daily News, "U.S. women’s soccer team is fighting two battles — for a World Cup title, and for equality," 11 June 2019 Rather than wait until after the global quadrennial, the defending World Cup champions chose the run-up to the tournament to pick up a megaphone and shout, via a 25-page legal complaint, that they are being treated unfairly because of their gender. — Liz Clarke, Anchorage Daily News, "U.S. women’s soccer team is fighting two battles — for a World Cup title, and for equality," 11 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'quadrennial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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