How to Use millennial in a Sentence

millennial

1 of 2 adjective

• This week’s chart shows the 10 metros with the largest share of millennial homeowners, and the 10 with the smallest.
  — Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
• The brand that brought you Boy Brow and millennial pink just unveiled its biggest sale of the year.
  — Glamour, 28 Nov. 2022
• Sure, hot pink is all the rage right now, but millennial pink will always have a place in our wardrobes, too.
  — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 26 Nov. 2022
• Some even said the lyrics sound more akin to the plight of millennial parents or dog owners than an evil king.
  — Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2023
• And Meghan Markle, she of the skinny jeans and side parts and all things most millennial, has fully embraced the trend.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 14 Nov. 2023
• Now, in the wake of the midterms, Frost is the face of a Gen-Z (and sliver of young-millennial) voter bloc being hailed for helping Democrats ward off a red wave.
  — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2022
• And Robinson isn’t the only millennial trying to buy a house.
  — Susan Moeller, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
• The brand targets millennial and Gen Z shoppers, and this is its first new concept store in Texas.
  — Dallas News, 2 Dec. 2022
• Since her death in late 2021, there has been a resurgence of millennial and zoomer interest in her work.
  — Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023
• Grab it in one of eight colors and styles, from basic black to millennial pink to camouflage.
  — Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 22 Sep. 2022
• The founders believe their brand will be most appealing to Gen Z and millennial customers who buy coffee on the way to class or work.
  — Anissa Gardizy, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022
• In more recent years, hot pink became a direct response to the tyranny of earth tones, beige, and millennial pink.
  — Katy Kelleher, refinery29.com, 14 July 2022
• The show provides a unique perspective on many of the issues that Black millennial women face. 4.
  — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
• Punch Bowl Social, which had a Gen-Z and millennial clientele.
  — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
• And millennial women raised on the girl-power messages of the nineties would smash our heads again and again on the glass ceiling we were told has already been broken.
  — Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2024
• All of which made Olivia Newton-John’s recent death that much harder for her millennial fans.
  — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2022
• Four years after that selfie, AOC is now an elder millennial stateswoman of the group.
  — Grace Segers, The New Republic, 31 Jan. 2023
• Alabama was fifth among millennial fans, third for Gen X fans and fourth among baby boomers.
  — Ramsey Archibald | [e-mail], al, 29 July 2022
• All the big hotel groups have forged links with sports and music event companies to tap into the millennial market.
  — Sarah Turner, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
• She’s embraced her elder millennial identity and its relics—the side bangs, the heeled booties, the crying laughing emoji, all of it!
  — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 15 Dec. 2023
• The millennial internet died, perhaps for the final time, in April, when BuzzFeed News closed shop.
  — Jason Parham, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2023
• These years were the prime growing era for the millennial generation.
  — Devika Rao, theweek, 7 Jan. 2024
• Every young millennial man at some point in his life has done a Stitch impression for someone.
  — Vulture, 25 Oct. 2023
• The millennial pink hue is incredibly flattering and the long sleeves protect from the sun while keeping you cool.
  — Town & Country, 20 Mar. 2023
• If history is any indication, the brand that brought you Boy Brow and millennial pink is gearing up for its biggest sale of the year.
  — Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2022
• Even millennial millionaires rent because the cost of city living is so high.
  — Hillary Hoffower, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2023
• And my heart is loyal to Tia Mowry, star of Sister Sister and forever millennial icon.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2022
• On the most recent study, among Gen Z and millennial respondents the six-month churn numbers jump to 57% and 62%, respectively.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Apr. 2023
• Much to the relief of her newfound Gen Z/millennial fans, a second show was subsequently added (for Oct. 20) due to high demand.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2024
• This is the latest in a long line of styles from the early ’00s that Hadid has been wearing lately, against her millennial elders’ better judgment.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 7 July 2023

Advertisement

millennial

2 of 2 noun

• There’s a bit of shade in the forecast this Christmas — at least for millennials!
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2023
• That happens to be when the first millennials, born in 1981, entered that age group.
  — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
• It’s aimed at millennials, who still have time to build grip strength, which peaks between your 30s and 40s.
  — David Otey, Men's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
• Much has been made of how millennials and Gen Z are drinking less.
  — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
• The musical that most speaks to millennials, or Gen X, is Rent, right?
  — Pitchfork, 14 Dec. 2023
• From grand millennial to cottagecore, there's been a cultural shift for the past to inspire the present.
  — Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
• Much of the shift in U.S. opinion has come from millennials, whose sympathy for the Israelis has dropped sharply over the last decade, the Gallup numbers show.
  — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2023
• At one point, one of the millennials found a ceramic shard inside a drawer.
  — Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
• So, should Gen-Z and millennials listen to these dating trends?
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 25 Sep. 2023
• Again, millennials are leading the way in both instances.
  — Byjane Thier, Fortune, 1 June 2023
• But the pinch is most pronounced for millennials, who are buying homes at a slower pace than those before them.
  — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2023
• The style was already shaping up to be the most popular shoe trend this fall, much to the chagrin of some millennials who have already lived through the slouchy boot and riding boot crazes of the 2010s.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Sep. 2023
• But millennials are the most relaxed: 85% allow running sneaks and 95% give dressier versions a tick.
  — Jamie Waters, WSJ, 19 July 2023
• The visitors ranged from older millennials, with their own children in tow, to Gen-Zers.
  — Madeleine Aggeler, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023
• What happens when boomers vacation and leave the millennials in charge?
  — Dale Hrabi, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2023
• The rest of the parents, who are mostly millennials, tut-tut their disapproval, and talk about how badly they’ve been triggered.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
• Grimaldi has a younger sibling who is Gen Z and an older sibling who’s a millennial.
  — Terry Ward, CNN, 10 May 2023
• Sort Of follows the life of Sabi (Baig), a gender fluid millennial who is in transition in every aspect of their life.
  — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2022
• In the episode, Carrie’s dating Sean (Eddie Cahill), a creative millennial with a zine, who’s into both men and women.
  — Cady Lang, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
• And because millennials, the youngest of whom are in their late 20s, are such a large generation, small variations in turnout can still make an impact.
  — Monica Potts, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2023
• Picture this: a film about a love-drunk millennial who takes a supernatural road trip through the midwest.
  — Jason Parham, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2022
• Of course, these figures make sense since millennials and boomers are the largest generations, whereas Gen X and Gen Z are much smaller.
  — Hillary Hoffower, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2023
• The three-year-old app was created with millennials and Gen X in mind, with the average user’s age circling between 35 and 55, Chen said.
  — Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
• Its demise hit an inflection point in 2016, when a study showed that millennials were eschewing it because they simply couldn’t be bothered to wash the bowl and spoon.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
• Today, it can be seen neatly tucked into khaki trousers or styled as an A-line dress on millennials and baby boomers alike.
  — Raksha Vasudevan, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 May 2023
• There are only seven CEOs on the list who can be considered millennials.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 8 June 2023
• And as a millennial who grew up in the era of picture-perfect Instagrams, I’m obsessed with this bare-all approach to content that Gen-Z favors.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2023
• For the rest of their lives, shorter millennials will bear the physical stamp of the inequality that erupted in their infancy.
  — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
• The steep drop in sympathy for Israelis has taken place over a decade or more and was largely driven by millennials – those born after 1980.
  — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2023
• Research from Credit Karma, which assessed data from tens of millions of member accounts, suggested Gen Z and millennials were facing the steepest decline in their credit scores.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 26 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024