Below you will find example sentences with "last week". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Last Week in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: last
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 26
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 29.5 words

Words in this phrase

last week

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • last can mean: Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind. Very common word
  • week can mean: Any period of seven consecutive days. Very common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

2 and last week we saw 1× 25 shows last week grossed about 1× after last week s stinging 1× against oregon last week cu surged 1× anything that last week it won 1× buying decreased last week with insiders 1× consistent with last week s results 1× defendant attended last week as a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after last week 1× ahead of tomorrow 1× also the banking 1× coming back to 1× during last week 1× during the week 1×

Common sentence endings:

a week ago 1× a week away 1× alone she explained 1× at 1 740 1× claims last week 1× director sue thurston 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

line 3× shows 3× year 3× cases 3× field 3× grey 2× same 2× prior 2× points 2× now 2× claims 2× ending 2×

Related phrases

last traded week high week low fashion week last year last season last night last name last weekend next week

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around last:

last season 20× last month 20× last four 9× last two 9×

Just before it in the phrase index:

last updated last two last trick last traded last sunday last summer

Just after it in the phrase index:

last weekend last year lasting change lasting effects lasting impact lasting impression

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

last traded last year last season last night last name last weekend

Same ending:

fashion week next week days week past week awareness week once week

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "last week" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 29.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 2 and last week we saw, 25 shows last week grossed about, line, shows and year stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with last traded, week high, week low, last season, last month and last four, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with last week

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

During last week we harvested three truckloads from the field for last week alone,” she explained. (16 words)

He missed last week’s game after suffering a groin injury in Week 16, and has been limited this week. (20 words)

In all, the 25 shows last week grossed about even with both the previous week and the same period last year. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Ahead of tomorrow’s initial jobless claims report for the week ending May 9, Barclays is now forecasting numbers to be lower than the previous week, but still come in close to 2.5 million versus the 3.17 million claims last week. (43 words)

Coming back to Week 11. As Reece had already secured his place on the gantry last week, he was safe from the monstrous challenge that had, in fact, kicked him out the last time around – the dreaded one-inch cube challenge. (41 words)

During the week ending on March 28, 6.6 million more people filed for unemployment insurance, double the number from last week and nearly 6 million more than the all-time high from before a week ago. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

The red line shows the patterns of movement last week, and the broken grey line shows the week before last, and the full grey line is the same week from last year.

Insider buying decreased last week with insiders purchasing $62.93 million of stock last week compared to $86.29 million in the week prior.

The court this week was told the defendant attended last week as a result of an arrest warrant issued for non-payment of fines and he was asked to return this week.

Last week, at the parallel market segment, the naira shed three basis points week-on-week against the USD to settle at 1,740.

The name and opening passage of this week’s which we read last week in anticipation of Purim, now a week away.

Ahead of tomorrow’s initial jobless claims report for the week ending May 9, Barclays is now forecasting numbers to be lower than the previous week, but still come in close to 2.5 million versus the 3.17 million claims last week.

During the week ending on March 28, 6.6 million more people filed for unemployment insurance, double the number from last week and nearly 6 million more than the all-time high from before a week ago.

He missed last week’s game after suffering a groin injury in Week 16, and has been limited this week.

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Speaking of dates to remember, last week I spoke with Reidin O’Flynn, the Catskills Irish Arts Week’s director, and she let me know that Arts Week this year will take place July 12-18.

This comes after the province reported a 52.1% jump in new cases over the last week alone, after recording a more than 20% increase week-on-week.

We made a decision that being remote this week and next week that if we do anything that last week, it won’t be games,” said Fryeburg Athletic Director Sue Thurston.

Last week, stocks snapped a three-week winning streak with the Dow declining 1.1% for the week, and the S&P 500 slipping 0.5%.

We saw the closely fought Week 1 battle, then completely get run off the field in Week 2, and last week, we saw them have a spirited comeback fall just short.

While the number of influenza cases has otherwise remained on the rise week after week, the number of new cases dropped ten percent last week, according to Health Board figures.

After last week’s stinging 42-6 loss against Oregon last week, CU surged in the fourth quarter Saturday at Folsom Field before USC triumphed 48-41.

Also, the banking sector also rose by 1.43 per cent at the end of last week’s transactions on the equities sector of the NGX, emerging the best performing index last week.

During last week we harvested three truckloads from the field for last week alone,” she explained.

Harris leads by four points, 50% to 46%, in Morning Consult’s released Tuesday, consistent with last week’s results, but down from her 51%-45% lead in the two polls prior to last week.

In all, the 25 shows last week grossed about even with both the previous week and the same period last year.

Coming back to Week 11. As Reece had already secured his place on the gantry last week, he was safe from the monstrous challenge that had, in fact, kicked him out the last time around – the dreaded one-inch cube challenge.

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