Want to use Past correctly in a sentence? These 20 example sentences show the word in context, together with its meaning and synonyms like former or tense.

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Past in a sentence

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Past meaning

  1. The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
  2. The past tense.

Synonyms of Past

former tense future outgoing late old other foregone departed bypast bygone ancient agone ago gone

Example sentences (20)

Self-driving cars zoomed past, their sleek, aerodynamic designs a far cry from the clunky vehicles of the past.

Winks found Ayew, who flicked into Ndidi’s path, the Nigerian dancing past his man before prodding past Murphy.

Bitcoin has kicked off 2023 with modest gains—but has barely budged in the past week and is up over the past day by just 1%.

Thirteen new townhomes were newly listed/re-listed in the past week and 8 went pending in the past week, also slightly ahead.

The push for HOT use expansion is nothing new; several bills proposed in the past have failed to make it past the finish line.

So, what do, how are you managing, everyone’s diving into what you’ve said in the past, positions you may have had in the past.

Gold prices are up 13% in the past 3 months and oil prices have jumped more than 10% in the past week.

He led the Irish in receiving yards the past two seasons, notching 67 catches for 809 yards and nine touchdowns this past season.

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Virginia has won just 3 games in each of the past two seasons and they have won only three total ACC games in the past two seasons.

It also isn't trying to hold onto the past, according to John, but to "celebrate" Missoula's past.

Israeli strikes across the region in the past year, sharply accelerated in the past few weeks, have decimated Hezbollah’s leadership.

Shares are up by 78% over the past year and have registered a 335% gain over the past five years.

Innocent until proven guilty, but if the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior Irvin has quite of a past “incident” list.

At 34 the midfielder is past being a 46-game-a-season man but far from past being a footballer.

Carmy is so caught up on past mistakes and past traumas that he is incapable of moving forward.

There’s no way to thank all the people that have been involved over the decades, all the past DSI members, all the past council members.

He has taken one point from his past eight Premier League games as a manager and has lost six of his past nine league matches at Chelsea.

If we look backwards in time from the recent past to the distant past the pattern is evident.

We’ve learned a little bit about her past through a little dialogue and some past instances.

Millwall were close to regaining their lead when Azeez paced past the Stoke defence and slipped a shot past Johansson but also the far post.

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Common combinations with past

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "past" in a sentence?
An example: "Self-driving cars zoomed past, their sleek, aerodynamic designs a far cry from the clunky vehicles of the past." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "past" from real English texts.
What does "past" mean?
Past means: The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
What are synonyms of "past"?
Common synonyms of "past" include: former, tense, future, outgoing, late, old, other, foregone. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "past" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "past", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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