How to use yesterday in a sentence
40 example sentences · noun, adverb
Yesterday means the day immediately before today; one day ago. Example: “Today is the child of yesterday and the parent of tomorrow.”
Examples of yesterday by meaning
nounThe day immediately before today; one day ago.
- Today is the child of yesterday and the parent of tomorrow.
- Yesterday was rainy, but by this morning it had begun to snow.
nounThe past, often in terms of being outdated.
- The worker of today is different from that of yesterday.
- From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins.2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76
adverbOn the day before today.
- I started to watch the video yesterday, but could only finish it this evening.
adverbAs soon as possible.
- I want this done yesterday!
- I need it yesterday!
- "Europeans need to get to work yesterday and to focus," she says.2026 February 16, Katya Adler, Trump's new world order has become real and Europe is having to adjust fast, BBC
More sentences with yesterday
- It's Wednesday, and the party was last Tuesday; that is, not yesterday, but eight days ago.From the entry last
- I played 18 holes yesterday. The second hole today cost me three strokes over par.From the entry hole
- Gilbert had some bad luck yesterday — he got pick-pocketed and lost fifty dollars.From the entry luck
- Live for what tomorrow has to offer, not for what yesterday has taken away.From the entry tomorrow
- The stock market slid yesterday after major stocks released weak quarterly results.From the entry slide
- I seldom stay long after class, but yesterday I spent the evening and long into the night.From the entry long
- Yesterday my shirt got torn after I caught it on a nail.From the entry nail
- The dew point here today is only 1 kelvin above what it was yesterday.From the entry kelvin
- I visited a great site yesterday but forgot the URL. Luckily, I didn't clear my history.From the entry history
- I had an interesting conversation with Nicolas yesterday about how much he's getting paid.From the entry conversation
- Most of the city got service back yesterday, but my neighborhood is still out.From the entry out
- The strawberries are over now. I picked the last few yesterday.From the entry over
- While holding an avail yesterday, the candidate lashed out at critics.From the entry avail
- My manager gave me a blast yesterday for coming in late.From the entry blast
- My arm is still black and blue from slipping on the ice yesterday.From the entry black and blue
- You came in late yesterday and today you came in even later.From the entry later
- Yes, we just heard the bad news yesterday. We're so sorry for your loss.From the entry bad news
- My little brother is such a sneak; yesterday I caught him trying to look through my diary.From the entry sneak
- Jones got a hat trick yesterday. Let’s see if he can do better today.From the entry hat trick
- After a long battle with cancer, the professor passed away yesterday.From the entry pass away
- Yeah, yeah, blah blah blah, Mom, you said this all yesterday.From the entry blah
- It’s a matter of fact that I came into work yesterday.From the entry matter of fact
- His boss found him catching some z's at his desk yesterday.From the entry catch some z's
- I was in the doldrums yesterday and just didn’t feel inspired.From the entry doldrums
- I was not born yesterday, you know. I have done this before!From the entry be born yesterday
- Zach got a two-bagger in yesterday after work. Felt great to relieve stress before going home.From the entry two-bagger
- I got hit in the butt yesterday, and it still tingles.From the entry tingle
- He worked nonstop for fourteen hours yesterday, just so he could get today off.From the entry nonstop
- I was too unwell to work yesterday so I called in sick.From the entry call in
- This pile was counted yesterday. Those piles over there are still uncounted.From the entry uncounted
- They sold out of concert posters yesterday and won't get another shipment until next week.From the entry sell out
- I was out on the high seas yesterday and got myself a new mathematics book.From the entry high seas
Meaning of yesterday
- noun The day immediately before today; one day ago.
- noun The past, often in terms of being outdated.
- adverb On the day before today.
Questions about yesterday in a sentence
- How do you use yesterday in a sentence?
- Yesterday is used as a noun and adverb. For example: “Today is the child of yesterday and the parent of tomorrow.”
- What is a short sentence with yesterday?
- “I need it yesterday!”
- What does yesterday mean?
- Yesterday means the day immediately before today; one day ago.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: yesterday (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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