yesterday
adverb
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Definition of yesterday
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yesterday
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Synonyms for yesterday
Synonyms: Noun
auld lang syne, history, past, yesteryear, yore
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Examples of yesterday in a Sentence
Adverb
It rained heavily yesterday afternoon. I mailed the application early yesterday morning. It was good to see you yesterday.Noun
Yesterday's game was canceled because of the rain. The radio program features yesterday's songs as well as today's. Today's cars aren't all that different from the models of yesterday.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Last weekâs release of Dekoda Watson and yesterdayâs waive-injury of Dadi Nicolas means the Broncos have only the above four outside linebackers on the roster. — Ryan O'halloran, The Denver Post, "Broncos 53-man roster cut-down tracker," 31 Aug. 2019 Apple yesterday sued Corellium, a company that sells access to virtual machines that run copies of the operating system used in iPhones and iPads. — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, "Apple sues company that sells âperfect replicasâ of iOS without a license," 16 Aug. 2019 That was the drop in the Dow at the end of the day yesterday â a 2.9 percent dip and the worst day of 2019 for Wall Street. — NBC News, "Trump's teleprompter temperament isn't the message â what comes next is," 6 Aug. 2019 In fact, their 1-0 win over Newcastle United yesterday is only their second opening day win in the last five seasons, with the Gunners losing the other three of these. — SI.com, "Why Arsenal's Lacklustre Opening Weekend Win Meant More Than it Seemed," 12 Aug. 2019 Indiaâs unilateral redrawing of the borders of its restive Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) state yesterday (Aug. 5) could have far-reaching consequences on democracy and separatism in the region. — Kuwar Singh, Quartz India, "India will have a difficult time resurrecting democracy in Kashmir," 5 Aug. 2019 Here For Golden State Convention By ANDREW MAKARUSHKA More than 200 persons who take their funnies seriously gathered in the U.S. Grant Hotel yesterday for the start of the first San Diego Golden State Comics Convention. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "From the Archives: San Diegoâs first Comic-Con featured Ray Bradbury," 19 July 2019 The White House invited critics of climate science to yesterdayâs event; they were seated in the audience near the presidentâs top advisers. — Scott Waldman, Scientific American, "In Environment Speech, Trump Fails to Mention Climate Change," 9 July 2019 More than 500 residents called Parma City Hall yesterday to complain about the delay. — John Benson, cleveland.com, "Parma mayor furious over Republic Servicesâ delayed pickup of bulk and yard waste from 7,000 households," 4 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'yesterday.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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yesterday
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