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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Her recent projects emphasize the collaborative nature of archaeology and show the value of including community members and other specialists outside the academy in research and curation teams.
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JSTOR Daily, 28 Oct. 2025
The restoration aligns with federal responsibilities under historic-preservation law and recent executive orders to beautify the nation's capital and restore pre-existing statues.
—NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Through seven games, Mahomes has gotten off to one of his best starts in recent memory.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
So how did radiolarians manage to do a bit more of that, in relatively recent history?
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
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JSTOR Daily, 28 Oct. 2025
The restoration aligns with federal responsibilities under historic-preservation law and recent executive orders to beautify the nation's capital and restore pre-existing statues.
—NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Through seven games, Mahomes has gotten off to one of his best starts in recent memory.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
So how did radiolarians manage to do a bit more of that, in relatively recent history?
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for recent
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“Recent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recent. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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