How to use century in a sentence

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• They had a vibrant culture from the 3rd century BC to the 2nd century AD.From the entry ad
• Many Irish are actually dark-haired as a result of the many invaders and migrants over the centuries.From the entry Irish
• In upstate New York, the Dutch continued to speak their language into the nineteenth century.From the entry dutch
• Jupiter became the nickname of John Pierpont Morgan in late 19th century finance.From the entry jupiter
• The Ainu were subject to forced assimilation by the Japanese since at least the 18th century.From the entry Japanese
• He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century.From the entry of
• Over the last century the advance in science has led to many new words being coined.From the entry coin
• The moons surrounding the city walls were built in the sixteenth century.From the entry moon
• A wood beyond this moor was viewed as a border area in the seventeenth century.From the entry wood
• In the 19th century, Britain and France were major colonial powers.From the entry power
• Germanization was a central plank of German conservative thinking in the 19th and 20th centuries.From the entry plank
• Horses became obsolete means of transportation in cities in the first half of the twentieth century.From the entry obsolete
• The turn of the century saw the apotheosis of digital technology.From the entry apotheosis
• Warne dropped Tendulkar on 99. Tendulkar went on to get a century next ball.From the entry drop
• I dislike the cramped hanging in the gallery of 18th century painters.From the entry hanging
• This society has been known for centuries for its colorful clothing and tight-knit family structure.From the entry society
• The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.From the entry prison
• By the end of the 20th century elephants had become scarce even in Africa.From the entry scarce
• The still life has been a popular genre in painting since the 17th century.From the entry genre
• During the centuries, the people of Ireland struggled constantly to assert their right to govern themselves.From the entry struggle
• This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century.From the entry noble
• The role of women has changed significantly in the last century.From the entry role
• Over the centuries the wind made the walls of the farmhouse incline.From the entry incline
• The book evokes a detailed and lively picture of what life was like in the 19th century.From the entry evoke
• The eighth century BC saw a marked increase in the general wealth of Cyprus.From the entry marked
• Poland was progressively partitioned by Russia, Austria, and Prussia in the late 18th century.From the entry partition
• In the first half of the twentieth century, Mars devastated Europe.From the entry mars
• In the 16th century, a "creole" was a person of European ancestry born in the New World.From the entry New World
• The early twentieth century was the heyday of the steam locomotive.From the entry heyday
• The discovery of the laws of electricity laid the groundwork for a century of innovation.From the entry groundwork
• Sourav Ganguly scored an exquisite century in his debut Test match.From the entry exquisite
• What if the legendary hero Robin Hood had been born into the mayhem of the 20th century?From the entry mayhem
• Parents have been entertaining their children at mealtime with alphabet soup since the nineteenth century.From the entry alphabet soup

Meaning of century

1. noun A period of one hundred consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.
2. noun A unit in ancient Roman army, originally of one hundred army soldiers as part of a cohort, later of more varied sizes (but typically containing sixty to seventy or eighty) soldiers or other men (guards, police, firemen), commanded by a centurion.
3. noun A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly.

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Questions about century in a sentence

How do you use century in a sentence?

Century is used as a noun. For example: “He has scored 44 limited-overs centuries.”

What is a short sentence with century?

“He has scored 44 limited-overs centuries.”

What does century mean?

Century means a period of one hundred consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.