How to Use perennial in a Sentence

perennial

adjective
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  • Flooding is a perennial problem for people living by the river.
  • This variety of oregano is perennial.
  • One of the perennial gripes for some hikers is off-leash dogs on the trail.
    — James Gaines, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Where to après, eat, and drink: The Tree Room is a perennial favorite.
    — Scott Bay, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The questions are perennial, as are the debates over the answers.
    — Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The annual and perennial flowers are cared for the most.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 9 June 2023
  • The big picture: Fall is the prime time to plant perennial herbs like sage, chives, cilantro, oregano, thyme and rosemary.
    — Brianna Crane, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The New York Yankees were his model, the perennial big spenders.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Toro is a perennial powerhouse in our leaf blower tests and the brand is at it again with the 60V Flex Force.
    — Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The native Texas perennial blooms pinkish-red leaves that can grow up to five feet tall from a woody base.
    — Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The Zags, a perennial powerhouse and long the best team in the West, looked like they were stuck in quicksand all night.
    — Lindsay Schnell, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • None of them could turn the school in the desert into a perennial national power.
    — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The general guideline for perennial blooming plants is to cut back to the ground all the dead, brown stems and foliage that wasn’t cut in the fall.
    — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Instead, the area’s perennial power was a work-in-progress.
    — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2022
  • There's certain perennial Christmas songs that stand the test of time, and Brenda's got one of them.
    — Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Since joining the Chiefs, Reid has led them to perennial success.
    — Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Space black is a favorite Apple shade, and may well be the perennial bestseller.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Would the perennial losers have been attractive to the Big 12 if not for their flamboyant coach?
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The perennial question—what to do with all that extra turkey and ham?
    — Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The goal, after all, is to win championships, not to be a perennial contender that falls short.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Cole is a perennial Cy Young candidate and won it in 2023.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Add every kind of woody tree, shrub, perennial, vine, etc. to your garden now.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
  • There is still the perennial problem of the filibuster.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 19 Oct. 2022
  • If that’s not enough for perennial contention, then the rest of the AFC East’s decrepitude will keep that window wide open.
    — Tim Graham, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • That’d be Holy Angels, who is far from a perennial power.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Christmas comes early to the U.K. singles chart as perennial hits by Wham!
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Two species — a Hawaiian perennial herb in the mint family that goes by the name of Phyllostegia glabra var.
    — Nancy Vu, Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Discovery is a perennial favorite on the service, near and dear to the hearts of legions of ‘Star Trek’ fans as well as all of us here at Paramount+.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The fourth is is a No. 2 seed and a perennial powerhouse in Connecticut.
    — Editors, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2022
  • How will the Big 12's perennial power of this century fit into the SEC style?
    — Bennett Durando, USA TODAY, 3 June 2022

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