Examples of recent in a Sentence
Recent events have brought attention to the problem.
I usually watch that show every week, but I missed the most recent episode.
Medical science has made amazing progress in recent decades.
That was the biggest earthquake in recent history.
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Taylor Swift’s Wide-Leg Jeans Wide-leg jeans have been trending among A-listers in recent years, and a stylist recently confirmed to PEOPLE that the trend is far from over.
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Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Thanks to the recent drop of the Brooks Ghost 17s, the previous model of the sneakers are now on rare sale.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
Following a recent screening of the iconic holiday movie at the Academy Museum in honor of the film's 35th anniversary, the 45-year-old actor and the movie's director, Chris Columbus, sat down for a Q&A, in which Culkin shared that his two kids are big fans of the movie.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Their numbers have fallen sharply in recent years.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
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Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Thanks to the recent drop of the Brooks Ghost 17s, the previous model of the sneakers are now on rare sale.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
Following a recent screening of the iconic holiday movie at the Academy Museum in honor of the film's 35th anniversary, the 45-year-old actor and the movie's director, Chris Columbus, sat down for a Q&A, in which Culkin shared that his two kids are big fans of the movie.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Their numbers have fallen sharply in recent years.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Recent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recent. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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