years
a late time of life
How often you will meet it
Rank 213 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 107,832 times across 173,643 chapters — 0.051% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a late time of life also: old age, age, eld, geezerhood old age is not for sissieshe's showing his years
- a prolonged period of time also: long time, age we've known each other for agesI haven't been there for years and years
- the time during which someone's life continues also: days the monarch's last daysin his final years
years in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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She had been comfortable and content for seventeen years.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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I remembered that he had been away from England for several years.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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It is a crucial test, a heart-rending test for a boy of twenty years.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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He was not above twelve years old, fair, blue-eyed, and kind in temper to every living thing.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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And when, after a good many childless years, she brought him a girl and boy, he became excessively fond of his children.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1