Examples of fortnightly in a Sentence
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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
Adjective
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
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“Fortnightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortnightly. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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