leap year
Example Sentences
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The extra accrued time results in Feb. 29 appearing on the calendar every fourth year — leap year — to help the seasons line up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
"Stu was born on a leap year and in 2024 he has an actual birthday, so this will be his 12th birthday," said Miss Chetwyn.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2024
For centuries, attempts to sync calendars with the length of the natural year have sowed chaos—until the concept of leap year provided a way to make up for lost time.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 26, 2024
It remains in use today and, clearly, isn’t perfect or there would be no need for leap year.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2024
As this method was clumsy, , Euergetes—very possibly at the advice of his new librarian— proposed a simpler four-year cycle with three years consisting of 365 days each, plus a leap year of 366 days.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
