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Examples of recently in a Sentence
She recently graduated from college.
I was going to paint the room white, but more recently I've been considering a light blue.
I saw him recently for the first time in many years.
Only recently did they decide to move.
Until recently I had no idea where I would end up finding a job.
Recent Examples of recently from the Web
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Evidence of Assad’s war crimes is currently being gathered by the Commission for International Justice and Accountability, former ICC prosecutor Alex Whiting told NPR recently.
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Alexander Chee is most recently the author of the essay collection How to Write an Autobiographical Novel.
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Here, the hot spots that can’t be missed. Cape Town, South Africa, may have been in the international news most recently for its water crisis — happily Day Zero didn’t happen and the drought is under control.
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Gusmao recently received a boost to his popularity after leading negotiations that settled the sea border between East Timor and Australia.
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Oliver’s Last Week Tonight has offered several movie props, including the jockstrap Russell Crowe wore in Cinderella Man, which the show recently purchased at auction for $7,000.
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Wells's legacy has recently received a flurry of attention.
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Someone recently told me that Goedert was absolutely the top tight end available in this year’s draft.
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The port in Wilmington is no exception, and recently received two gigantic cranes in order to expand the size of its docks.
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First Known Use of recently
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Definition of recently for English Language Learners
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: during the period of time that has just passed : not long ago
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