How to Use recently in a Sentence

recently

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• I saw him recently for the first time in many years.
• Only recently did they decide to move.
• I was going to paint the room white, but more recently I've been considering a light blue.
• Until recently I had no idea where I would end up finding a job.
• She recently graduated from college.
• My friends recently viewed the full moon from there and had a great time.
  — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
• The race has been canceled due to a lack of snow only twice, most recently in 2017.
  — Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
• Stone recently won the best actress prize at the Critics Choice Awards.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Jan. 2024
• That’s chapter and verse in many, many, of his films, most recently in Pain and Glory.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2024
• But the miscarriage had happened very recently, and the pain was just too raw.
  — Glamour, 9 July 2024
• Riley Greene, stuck in a slump recently, grounded out to the right side of the infield to strand his teammate on third base.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2023
• Drummer Glen Power rounded out the group, which toured in the U.S. as recently as last year.
  — Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2023
• But first, Robbie was keen to name two of her favorite Chanel looks she’s worn recently.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
• The two singers got a chance to catch up recently when Love flew in to L.A. for a listening party that Cher hosted.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
• She’s made a number of films with Haynes and Scorsese, and recently wrapped the new Snow White, hitting theaters in 2025.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2023
• But Kate hasn't been the only royal sporting the plaid print recently.
  — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 28 Feb. 2023
• Parcells has been to this stage four other times, most recently in 2020.
  — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2023
• Comedy Central, the home of the show, recently announced that Stewart will remain host of the show through the end of 2025.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
• Two of our cast members have died recently: Cindy (Williams) passed away, and Bo (Hopkins).
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Apr. 2023
• The video then transitioned to show a clip filmed of the little girl recently, sporting a black sweater with white stars, a black skirt and a cute white hair bow.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
• For me, Sean Rameswaram was one of those people until very recently.
  — David Pierce, The Verge, 2 June 2024
• Tents, tarps and metallic blankets crinkled in the wind, the life that recently filled the space eerily absent.
  — Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2023
• Rannells, known for his starring role in The Book of Mormon and recently in Gutenberg!
  — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024
• The order comes as the nation has recently weathered dozens of mass killings, many of them involving the kinds of weapons Illinois and the city seek to ban.
  — Robert Barnes, Anchorage Daily News, 17 May 2023
• As recently as August, new car prices were posting a 0.8% one-month gain.
  — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 12 Jan. 2023
• But recently, chefs and bartenders have been teasing flavor from the greens alone.
  — New York Times, 1 May 2023
• Gyllenhaal recently led the film Road House, a remake of Patrick Swayze’s 1989 movie.
  — Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
• The aforementioned No Time to Die soundtrack is just one of many projects Marr has been involved with recently.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2023
• Lipa recently opened up to Rolling Stone about her new album, and finding her own voice.
  — Carita Rizzo, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2023
• More recently, many of the city's chefs and restaurants have received James Beard Foundation nods.
  — Jessica Boehm, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024