Definition: 1. An amount of time. 2. One of three periods of play in hockey games. 3. A stage in the history of a culture having a definable place in space and time. 4. The interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon.
Use 'period' in a sentence:
1. The fighting resumed after a period of relative calm.
2. The payback period can be as short as seven years.
3. Most teenagers go through a period of rebelling.
4. When did you last have a period ?
5. He built up the business over a period of ten years.
6. The honeymoon period for the government is now over.
7. A period of unrest followed the president's resignation.
8. You can have it for a trial period.
9. Defence planners predict an extended period of retrenchment.
10. This crisis might last for a long period of time.
11. After a period of enforced idleness, she found a new job.
12. The money was lent for an undefined period of time.
13. After a six-month probationary period, her position was confirmed.
14. The trial was adjourned for an indefinite period.
15. The gestation period of a horse is about eleven months.
16. It was proposed that the president be elected for a period of two years.
17. This offer is available for a limited period only.
18. The novel is set in the Roman period.
19. A period spent working abroad had done nothing to mellow him.
20. After a period of imprisonment she renounced terrorism.
21. Teachers should have a probationary period of two years.
22. She died after a long period of increasing frailty.
23. The bank depreciates PCs over a period of five years.
24. It was a period of intense activity.
25. Their early success was succeeded by a period of miserable failure.
26. The exact length of each period may vary.
27. When did you last have a period?
28. It is difficult to make oneself concentrate for long periods.
29. There followed a long period of confusion and muddle.
30. It was a period of rest and recuperation.
31. He went through a period of wanting to be accepted.
32. Like Picasso, she too had a blue period.
33. The aim is to reduce traffic at peak periods.
34. The patients were observed over a period of several months.
35. You can pay back the loan over a period of three years.
36. Which period of history would you most like to have lived in?
37. This compares with a 4% increase for the same period last year.
38. The answer is no, period!
39. We can find out how much money is spent on food in any given period.
40. March is one of the peak periods for our business.
41. All these changes happened over a period of time.
42. She returned to work after a long period of incapacity.
43. The period of maturation is determined by the cellar master.
44. The painting is not representative of his work of the period.
45. The money has been invested for a fixed period.
46. The country is enjoying a period of peace and prosperity.
47. She agreed to employ me for a trial period.
48. Profits have risen by 15 per cent compared with the corresponding period last year.
49. Use of computers spread rapidly during that period.
50. Earnings are averaged over the whole period.
51. This book deals with the social, economic and political issues of the period.
52. This offer is for a limited period only.
53. Sales have levelled off after a period of rapid growth.
