by the year

Example Sentences

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Once the domain of science fiction, autonomous robots—think C-3PO from Star Wars or Baymax from Big Hero 6 —are getting closer by the year.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Both leaders came with lofty goals, yet discussed methodical steps that included a 50 percent cut in strategic nuclear arms, with the ultimate target of abolishing the entire global nuclear stockpile by the year 2000.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

But even with such a massive war chest, is it possible to neutralize the threat of all disease by the year 2100?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Getting more creative and quirky by the year, these videos aim to entertain as much as inform.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

The fact that in his opinion coconut trees were getting shorter by the year.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy