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adjective

annual

CEFR B1

happening, done, or counted once every year

In a sentence

Six example sentences with annual, each labelled with its topic.

  • The annual bird count draws volunteers to the marsh every January, and the tally shows which species have thinned since last winter.

    Environment

  • Every June the bakery holds its annual cherry festival, baking pies for a week from the first fruit the orchards deliver.

    Cooking

  • The observatory publishes an annual catalog each December, adding the year's newly confirmed comets to the previous edition.

    Science

  • The fund's annual report runs to ninety pages, and the fee table is buried on the very last one.

    Finance

  • The annual rookie showcase in July lets scouts see every draft pick in one gym over four days.

    Basketball

  • The club's annual hill climb draws two hundred cyclists every October, whatever the weather decides to do.

    Fitness

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