Examples of recent in a Sentence
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
Workman’s friend Leanna Young is also a recent Lewisburg property owner.
—The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui last week quashed recent speculation that Kishida could meet with North Korea’s Kim.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
In recent years, funding has been outlined in 10-year memorandums of understanding.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
In recent years, though, programs that the website used became obsolete, the website became neglected and many functions no longer worked and couldn't be fixed, due to a lack of state funding.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
The popular Arizona city was named the ninth healthiest city in the United States in a recent WalletHub ranking that ranked 182 cities based on 41 key indicators of good health, including the cost of a medical visit, consumption of healthy foods and the share of physically active adults.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2024
The wrecking ball of Avery’s recent past was catching up with him.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Unlike the recent computer problems at Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside and the monthlong operations problems at Scripps Health in 2021, the cause of the latest problem, officials said, had nothing to do with hackers attempting to hold information hostage for ransom.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Middle English, from Latin recent-, recens; perhaps akin to Greek kainos new
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing recent
Dictionary Entries Near recent
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“Recent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recent. Accessed 15 Apr. 2024.
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