In a sentence
Six example sentences with fortnight, each labelled with its topic.
Austen's letters place the whole visit inside a fortnight, from the first assembly to the carriage that carried her home.
Literature
The audit was supposed to take a fortnight and ran until March, because two warehouses had never been counted at all.
Business
The orchestra had a fortnight to learn the new score, which meant sectional rehearsals every morning and full runs each night.
Music
We spent a fortnight on the island, long enough to learn which bakery opened first and which cafe had the best view.
Travel
The tournament runs a full fortnight, with the top seeds playing every third night and the rest playing back-to-back.
Basketball
The campaign's final fortnight was spent in three swing districts, with the candidate sleeping on the bus between towns.
Politics
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