How to Use recently in a Sentence

recently

adverb
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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.
  • 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
  • Jason Frakes recently caught up with the Hodge brothers, Cole and Connor.
    — Rich Barak, The Courier-Journal, 3 Aug. 2024
  • The Ravens are winners in six of their last seven, most recently in a dominant 41-10 win against the Denver Broncos.
    — NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024

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