How to use recently in a sentence
40 example sentences · adverb
Recently means a short while ago. Example: “My recently published book about the life stories of recently-arrived immigrants.”
Examples of recently by meaning
adverbA short while ago.
- My recently published book about the life stories of recently-arrived immigrants.
- To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
adverbIn recent times.
- I haven't been sleeping well recently.
- Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels.2013 June 21, Chico Harlan, “Japan pockets the subsidy …”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 30
More sentences with recently
- This idea has been about for a while but has only recently become fashionable.From the entry about
- Patients diagnosed more recently are probably surviving an average of longer than two years.From the entry than
- I used to enjoy being self-employed, but it's become a bit of a chore recently.From the entry chore
- A friend of mine recently adopted a Chinese baby girl found on the streets of Beijing.From the entry adopt
- I recently applied to the tavern for a job as a bartender.From the entry apply
- Having recently been released from prison, he didn't know what to do with his newfound freedom.From the entry freedom
- India has recently unseated China as the world’s most populous country.From the entry unseat
- He has improved recently but keeps relapsing into states of utter confusion.From the entry relapse
- I know this guy. He recently inted my diamond promos (promotional games to the diamond tier).From the entry int
- Not everything in the economy is getting worse. For instance, inflation has recently fallen.From the entry for instance
- He’s got a big smile on his face—who’s he been canoodling recently?From the entry canoodle
- The fabless semiconductor company recently finished designing its new line of microchips.From the entry fabless
- The MRU list on the File menu shows the documents you have opened recently.From the entry MRU
- He was on Oprah recently to talk about his new book.From the entry Oprah
- Because the law was just recently passed, this is a case of first impression.From the entry first impression
- Their team has been sandboxing some ideas recently.From the entry sandbox
- They had a gig recently at Madison Square—totally crushed it!From the entry crush
- You deserve praise for the hard work you've done recently.From the entry praise
- The president has recently dialled down the rhetoric.From the entry dial
- Several major funds were declared insolvent recently.From the entry fund
- Working mothers have recently joined the factory's workforce.From the entry working
- May the souls of the recently departed rest in peace.From the entry rest in peace
- My adoptive parents recently got to know my biological parents.From the entry adoptive
- That recently passed political bill has been declared unconstitutional.From the entry unconstitutional
- Ellie recently got a navel piercing and snakebites.From the entry snakebite
- His mother will be coming for dinner tomorrow, and, by the way, she recently sold her collection of ceramic eggs.From the entry by the way
- They recently made across-the-board changes to the benefits package.From the entry across-the-board
- My sister has got into flower arranging recently.From the entry get into
- He's become a real fleabag recently. Time for a bath!From the entry fleabag
- Recently he's been getting up to all sorts of mischief.From the entry get up to
- Spencer University lays claim to the recently published discovery.From the entry lay claim
- The league recently announced tough new antidoping measures.From the entry antidoping
- He left his fingermark on the recently cleaned cloth.From the entry fingermark
- Several prominent newspeople have lost their jobs recently.From the entry newsperson
- The government recently started an anticorruption campaign.From the entry anticorruption
- The family has been recently bereaved.From the entry bereave
Meaning of recently
- adverb A short while ago.
- adverb In recent times.
Questions about recently in a sentence
- How do you use recently in a sentence?
- Recently is used as an adverb. For example: “My recently published book about the life stories of recently-arrived immigrants.”
- What is a short sentence with recently?
- “I haven't been sleeping well recently.”
- What does recently mean?
- Recently means a short while ago.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: recently (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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