recently
adverb
re·cent·ly
ˈrē-sᵊnt-lē 
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.
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According to the local outlet, Johnson and his neighbors frequently spot bears, especially on trash days, and recently, a second bear even entered the crawlspace before being scared off by the original squatter.
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Alba recently praised Warren's parenting on Father's Day, taking to Instagram to pen a sweet tribute to the father of her three children.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
The actress's love for her boyfriend, Danny Ramirez, also recently made it to her Instagram feed yet again.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
There is a recently burgeoning genre of documentaries — usually either celebrity or true crime in focus — driven not by aesthetic or storytelling imperatives but by (self-)promotional machinery.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Alba recently praised Warren's parenting on Father's Day, taking to Instagram to pen a sweet tribute to the father of her three children.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
The actress's love for her boyfriend, Danny Ramirez, also recently made it to her Instagram feed yet again.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
There is a recently burgeoning genre of documentaries — usually either celebrity or true crime in focus — driven not by aesthetic or storytelling imperatives but by (self-)promotional machinery.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for recently
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“Recently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recently. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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