Below you will find example sentences with "consecutive years". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Consecutive Years in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: consecutive
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 34
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 27.5 words

Words in this phrase

consecutive years

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • consecutive can mean: Following, in succession, without interruption. Frequent word
  • years can mean: plural of year. Very common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 0 start, 9 middle, 11 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

for 2 consecutive years 6× for 1 consecutive years 2× last 13 consecutive years 2× for 1 consecutive years and fidelity 1× for 4 consecutive years and east 1× for 4 consecutive years and och 1× for 5 consecutive years and virtus 1× for 6 consecutive years and central 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

argo group international 1× atmos energy has 1× autoliv has raised 1× blackstone group has 1× cardinal health has 1× cisco systems has 1×

Common sentence endings:

2 consecutive years 6× 1 consecutive years 3× 13 consecutive years 2× 27 consecutive years 1× 36 consecutive years 1× 6 consecutive years 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

dividend 32× increased 18× raised 14× last 14× year 9× annually 8× average 7× per 6× group 3× bancorp 3× bancshares 3× payment 3×

Related phrases

years ago two years five years four years recent years few years years old twenty years teenage years aged years

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around consecutive:

third consecutive 18× two consecutive 15× consecutive year 8× fifth consecutive 8× five consecutive 8× consecutive games 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

consecutive year consecutive games connecting people connected lie connect people congressional republicans

Just after it in the phrase index:

consensus price consensus rating consensus target consent agenda conservation area conservation district

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

consecutive year consecutive games

Same ending:

two years five years four years recent years few years twenty years

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "consecutive years" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 27.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as for 2 consecutive years, for 1 consecutive years, dividend, increased and raised stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with years ago, two years, five years, third consecutive, two consecutive and consecutive year, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with consecutive years

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Masco has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Omega Flex has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. (20 words)

WesBanco has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years and United Security Bancshares has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. (21 words)

Southside Bancshares has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and East West Bancorp has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

The unity alignment finally cements Netanyahu’s electoral victory, as the embattled prime minister is now widely expected to add another year and a half to his terms now lasting 11 consecutive years and 14 years in total. (38 words)

She has been recognized several times for her community involvement over the past decade, including nominations for Citizen of the Year for two years in a row, nominations for Business of the Year for five consecutive years. (37 words)

Cardinal Health has raised its dividend payment by an average of 1.0% per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 27 consecutive years. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Argo Group International has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Fidelity National Financial has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Fidus Investment has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Och-Ziff Capital Management Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

First Busey has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Central Valley Community Bancorp has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Masco has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Omega Flex has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Southside Bancshares has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and East West Bancorp has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Value Line has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Virtus Investment Partners has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

WesBanco has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years and United Security Bancshares has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Trinity Industries has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

The four years of study were made consecutive in 1851 and practice cruises were substituted for the three consecutive years at sea.

Registration of a political party may be cancelled if it fails to contest two consecutive parliamentary elections and submit audit reports in three consecutive years, according to the RPO.

Cardinal Health has raised its dividend payment by an average of 1.0% per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 27 consecutive years.

Cisco Systems has increased its dividend payment by an average of 2.7% per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 13 consecutive years.

Dillard’s has increased its dividend by an average of 14.5% per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 13 consecutive years.

Hancock Whitney has increased its dividend by an average of 3.6% per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 1 consecutive years.

Blackstone Group has increased its dividend payment by an average of 1.7% per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 6 consecutive years.

She has been recognized several times for her community involvement over the past decade, including nominations for Citizen of the Year for two years in a row, nominations for Business of the Year for five consecutive years.

The unity alignment finally cements Netanyahu’s electoral victory, as the embattled prime minister is now widely expected to add another year and a half to his terms now lasting 11 consecutive years and 14 years in total.

Atmos Energy has increased its dividend by an average of 7.6% annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 36 consecutive years.

Autoliv has raised its dividend by an average of 3.5% per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 9 consecutive years.

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