Examples of fortnightly in a Sentence
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Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Desserts and alcohol are now weekend or fortnightly treats and consumed in moderation, or swapped with healthier treats such as fruits dipped in dark chocolate or peanut butter.
—Devinder Bains, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Daily Total: $76 Day 2 7am — I get woken up by a notification from my credit card provider that my fortnightly gym membership fee has been debited.
—Refinery29 Australia Team, refinery29.com, 4 June 2024
His signal achievement is a fortnightly cult publication bearing the antique title Grant’s Interest Rate Observer.
—Sebastian Mallaby, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
All drivers will be paid holiday time based on 12.07% of their earnings, paid out on a fortnightly basis.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021
The new accounting method meant that fortnightly income could be averaged to estimate the income for an entire year—a problem for those with contract, part-time or precarious work.
—Joanna Redden, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2018
Alice Newbold, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2022
Sweet Digs Australia episodes will be dropping fortnightly on Refinery29 Australia's Instagram and Facebook.
—Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 18 July 2022
The Phnom Penh Post, which ran fortnightly, started publishing six days a week in 2008.
—Nathan Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2017
Emily Blumenthal, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
This is the amount that gets credited into my bank account fortnightly.
—Refinery29 Australia Team, refinery29.com, 2 Apr. 2024
Adjective
With a fortnightly magazine and digital destination forbesindia.com, Forbes India delivers sharp, in-depth and engaging stories on leadership, strategy, startups, technology, luxury, wealth-creation and philanthropy.
—Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Desserts and alcohol are now weekend or fortnightly treats and consumed in moderation, or swapped with healthier treats such as fruits dipped in dark chocolate or peanut butter.
—Devinder Bains, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Daily Total: $76 Day 2 7am — I get woken up by a notification from my credit card provider that my fortnightly gym membership fee has been debited.
—Refinery29 Australia Team, refinery29.com, 4 June 2024
His signal achievement is a fortnightly cult publication bearing the antique title Grant’s Interest Rate Observer.
—Sebastian Mallaby, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
All drivers will be paid holiday time based on 12.07% of their earnings, paid out on a fortnightly basis.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021
The new accounting method meant that fortnightly income could be averaged to estimate the income for an entire year—a problem for those with contract, part-time or precarious work.
—Joanna Redden, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2018
Adverb
Three long tables were festooned with flowers, inspired by the bouquets Matt gifted Toma fortnightly from their first date onwards, with pretty place settings by Embellishing the Ordinary, who also created their invitations.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2022
Sweet Digs Australia episodes will be dropping fortnightly on Refinery29 Australia's Instagram and Facebook.
—Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 18 July 2022
The Phnom Penh Post, which ran fortnightly, started publishing six days a week in 2008.
—Nathan Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2017
Noun
In England, around 20,000 men play netball fortnightly and many more boys play in elementary school, according to the England Men’s and Mixed Netball Association (EMMNA).
—Emily Blumenthal, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
This is the amount that gets credited into my bank account fortnightly.
—Refinery29 Australia Team, refinery29.com, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Fortnightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortnightly. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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