7 sentences with 'decade'
Example sentences and phrases with the word decade and other words derived from it.
• « As the Ford children grew up, in the decade from 1870 to 1879, there was little disagreement as to the possible fate of the eldest son. »
• « Soldiers and civilians who had no opportunity for education during the decade of civil war attend evening classes. »
• « Similarly, it took years to fully "activate" the Persian military machine; preparation for a full-scale invasion took a full decade to come to fruition. »
• « Tiberius was a reasonably competent emperor for over a decade, delegating decisions to the Senate and ensuring that the empire remained secure and financially solvent. »
• « In 325 CE, only a little more than a decade after converting to Christianity, Constantine assembled a council of church leaders, the Council of Nicaea. One of the results was the Nicene Creed (now known as the Apostles' Creed), which to this day is one of the central elements of the Catholic mass. »