Collocations for "decade"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "decade" in context.
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decade
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- was in [power, control] for a decade
- a career spanning [four] decades
- has been in [fashion, the movie industry, show business] for decades
- happened [more than, over] a decade ago
- has spent the best part of a decade [trying, researching, studying]
- given a decade to [overcome, combat, eliminate, reduce, improve]
- took more than a decade to [overcome] the situation
- a decade is a long time in [politics, government, football]
- a decade of [growth, prosperity, decline, recession]
- for [more, less] than a decade
- [two] decades ago
- much [better, more advanced, faster] than [two] decades ago
- the [last, first] decade of [the, this] century
- has been the decade of [social media, women, human rights]
- decades of [hardships, hurt, bliss, prosperity, conflict, uncertainty]
- a decade of [prosperity, education, research, experience]
- a decade marked by [conflicts, war]
- a decade devoted to [writing, research]
- the decade in review
- the decade of the [1980's]
- [three] decades (of)
- a decade-long [war, recession]
- a [four] -decade [rule, majority, reign]
'decade' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):