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How to Use "Period" with Example Sentences
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period
(n):
a length of time; menstruation; punctuation for ending a sentence
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Used with verbs:
"
The country
is entering
a
period
of peace.
"
(be + entering)
"
The trial
period
ends
today.
"
(ends, starts, begins)
"
The book
covers
a
period
of two hundred years.
"
(covers, spans)
"
He
experienced
a long
period
of suffering.
"
(experienced, endured)
"
She thought she was pregnant because she
missed
her
period
.
"
(missed, skipped)
"
She
got
her
period
at 13.
"
(got, had, started)
"
Put
a
period
at the end of a sentence.
"
(put, add)
Used with nouns:
"
I get severe
period
cramps
.
"
(cramps)
Used with adjectives:
"
They were gone for a
long
period
of time.
"
(long, lengthy, extended, brief, short)
"
You have to be committed to this project for a
set
period
.
"
(set, fixed, specified, certain)
"
The
initial
period
is the hardest.
"
(initial, transition, trial, waiting)
"
That was a
happy
period
of her life.
"
(happy, dark, difficult)
"
She got her
menstrual
period
today.
"
(menstrual)
"
She has
heavy
periods
.
"
(heavy, light)
"
Periods
are
monthly
.
"
(monthly)
Used with prepositions:
"
We listened to her
for
a
period
of time.
"
(for, over, after)
"
I lived there for a
period
of
five months.
"
(of)
"
There will be a brief
period
between
meetings.
"
(between)
"
Add a
period
to
the end of the sentence.
"
(to, at)
"
I learned to speak English
in
a short
period
of time.
"
(in, during)
"
During the
period
from
June to August, I worked at a farm.
"
(from)
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