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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The fight has been going on for more than two years now, and recently, a judge ruled against Hoopes, ordering her to end all on-site tastings and public events or sales.
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John Ramos, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
After the assassination of Haiti’s President, Jovenel Moïse, in 2021, left the country in the grip of gang violence, the team has trained and played its home games abroad, most recently in Curaçao.
—Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
His administration recently seized ballots and other documents from an election office in Georgia.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
Tila Lee, a design consultant from Calgary, found a tracking device in her rental recently.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
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John Ramos, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
After the assassination of Haiti’s President, Jovenel Moïse, in 2021, left the country in the grip of gang violence, the team has trained and played its home games abroad, most recently in Curaçao.
—Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
His administration recently seized ballots and other documents from an election office in Georgia.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
Tila Lee, a design consultant from Calgary, found a tracking device in her rental recently.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
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 1 Apr. 2026.
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