How to Use since in a Sentence

since

1 of 2 adverb

• He left home two years ago and has since become a soldier.
• She graduated four years ago and has since married.
• Gillian, who works in HR, jumped to the task and hasn’t stopped since.
  — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2020
• In the 40 years since, the paper — and our city — have seen a lot.
  — NOLA.com, 7 Dec. 2020
• But in the months since, prices are far off their peaks.
  — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
• The court has since sawed away at part of that backlog.
  — Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2021
• No one then or since has played the game quite like Maradona.
  — Ryu Spaeth, The New Republic, 10 Oct. 2019
• The song has since been a staple of all three artists’ sets.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2023
• In the four decades since, Owens and Athey have remained friends.
  — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2021
• The size of the checks has been set by lawmakers since.
  — Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Nov. 2022
• The student has since recovered and is back on the field.
  — cleveland, 14 Aug. 2020
• That’s about the only news that has ever come out about the project in the five years since.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 15 Dec. 2022
• Five years later, the couple tied the knot and have come a long way since.
  — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 22 Apr. 2020
• But in the years since, this fast and furious pace of change hasn’t slowed.
  — Jill Standish, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
• In the seven months since, the shock and mystery remain.
  — Steve Helling, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2022
• But don’t get any big ideas, hackers—all the flaws have since been fixed.
  — WIRED, 5 Aug. 2023
• Still, she has been drawn to tightknit teams ever since.
  — Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2020
• Anyone that bought in on the hype has lost money since.
  — Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 14 Nov. 2021
• Gators fans have had him in their crosshairs ever since.
  — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2022
• Laura Whitmore has been since named as the show's new host.
  — James Hibberd, EW.com, 4 May 2020
• Wesson has held down the job since and looks like a budding star.
  — cleveland.com, 6 Feb. 2018
• Welch and her team have since located more than a dozen girls who were at the site.
  — Priscilla Alvarez, CNN, 9 Aug. 2021
• Last quarter the brand was steadily in fifth place but has since made a long jump.
  — Essence Fashion Editors, Essence, 21 July 2023
• At the end of their stay, McRae got her own apartment and has lived solo since.
  — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 16 Nov. 2023
• The influencer has since amassed a net worth of $1.5 million.
  — Heather Hamilton, Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2023
• The rate of shots has since declined and is now roughly a million per day.
  — Josh Wingrove, Fortune, 7 July 2021
• Arm jumped 25% during its first day on Sept 14 but has since lost much of those gains.
  — Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
• Clark and his team have welcomed folks in need ever since.
  — Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2017
• The banks have since become one of Vietnam’s largest commercial banks by assets.
  — Aniruddha Ghosal, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
• The once largely seasonal crime grew during the pandemic, when trips to stores were difficult, and has since become far more common throughout the year in D.C. and elsewhere.
  — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024

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since

2 of 2 preposition

• Since the party, she has not spoken to him at all.
• I haven't seen him since yesterday.
• I haven't eaten since breakfast.
• The company has been in its present location since the beginning of the century.
• We've been waiting for you since 10 o'clock.
• His play helped the Jaguars reach the playoffs for the first time since 2007.
  — Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, 4 Jan. 2018
• But it's been a while since he's been in the spotlight.
  — Sam Escobar, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2018
• The protests against the protests have since spread – led by students of color.
  — Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 3 Nov. 2017
• What a year it’s been since then and how exciting for 2019.
  — Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Jan. 2019
• The holder of the ticket has since gone to court to preserve her anonymity.
  — Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, 12 Mar. 2018
• Only one team since Creighton put up more than 70 on the Wildcats.
  — Carter Karels, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2018
• As for the Hodges Small Cap Fund, its performance has since turned down.
  — Kirsten Grind, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2017
• The video has since been taken down, though mirrors of it remain on YouTube.
  — Megan Farokhmanesh, The Verge, 1 June 2018
• The Royals have been on the brink of their first playoff appearance since 2006.
  — Paul Johnson, Elgin Courier-News, 14 July 2018
• Social workers say most of them haven’t left the site since the search began.
  — Time, 30 June 2018
• Peyton was found as a stray in the Cole and Franklin area and has been a little timid at the shelter since her arrival.
  — idahostatesman, 26 Dec. 2017
• Much was made in recent years of the Browns jersey with all the names of the team’s starting quarterbacks since 1999.
  — Scott Patsko, cleveland.com, 16 July 2019
• And everything that could have gone wrong for Big Baller Brand in the two years since has indeed gone wrong.
  — Andrew Joseph, For The Win, 16 July 2019
• Five more senators have since added their names, but the bill hasn't yet gone anywhere.
  — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 16 May 2019
• Overall, the film has made more than $700 million since opening.
  — Essence.com, 26 Feb. 2018
• That's hard to believe now, since Kate is one of the busiest, hardest working people on the planet.
  — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 23 Dec. 2018
• Chestnut has since become the face of the sport, while his chief nemesis no longer competes in the gastro-throw down.
  — Chuck Barney, The Mercury News, 1 July 2019
• Ben’s one of the few who’ve been with me since that first presidential campaign.
  — Bridget Read, Vogue, 13 July 2018
• The Giants haven’t had a great back in 12 years, since Tiki Barber retired.
  — Peter King, SI.com, 23 Apr. 2018
• Williams' Australia Open look is her first catsuit since the 2018 French Open.
  — Halie Lesavage, Glamour, 15 Jan. 2019
• The Panthers have won exactly eight games twice since 1990.
  — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 28 Oct. 2017
• The cereal has been the subject of a recall since last month and has sickened 100 people.
  — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 13 July 2018
• This is the weakest region, which is justified since Virginia is the top seed.
  — Joe Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2018
• The chief financial officer, David Mathers, has been in his job since 2010.
  — The Economist, 24 Aug. 2019
• In between those two melancholy, magical moments, the Angels played their heavy hearts out in their first home game since their beloved pitcher's death.
  — Greg Beacham, sun-sentinel.com, 13 July 2019

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