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

Past Year in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: past
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 17
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 32.6 words

Words in this phrase

past year

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • past can mean: The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future. Common word
  • year can mean: A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons. Very common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

over the past year 2× and the past year 1× bags this past year i ve 1× distressingly this past year we ve 1× for the past year 1× for the past year officials have 1× in the past year after an 1× in the past year alone 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a science teacher 1× additional data this 1× as all eyes 1× as the old 1× if you ignore 1× in cleaning out 1×

Common sentence endings:

the past year 4× above all values 1× come to fruition 1× fitness levels here 1× has brought us 1× hezbollah s leadership 1×

Context words

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

data 3× across 3× decades 3× months 2× claims 2× staked 2× seen 2× new 2× total 2× alone 2× five 2× years 2×

Related phrases

fiscal year next year year eve last year prior year year ago academic year previous year freshman year past decade

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around past:

past two 15× past week 15× past years 9×

Just before it in the phrase index:

past week past two past mistakes past few past decade passion fruit

Just after it in the phrase index:

past years pastry chef patient care patient outcomes patient safety patrick day

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

past decade past few past two past week past mistakes past years

Same ending:

fiscal year next year last year prior year academic year previous year

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "past year" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 32.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as over the past year, and the past year, data, across and decades stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with fiscal year, next year, year eve, past two, past week and past years, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with past year

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

Short example sentences

Over past decades, and distressingly, this past year, we’ve witnessed major voter fraud in other states. (17 words)

Shares are up by 78% over the past year and have registered a 335% gain over the past five years. (20 words)

Israeli strikes across the region in the past year, sharply accelerated in the past few weeks, have decimated Hezbollah’s leadership. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Much worry has been expressed over the past year about Jeremy Corbyn’s approach to Brexit, but in the past few weeks he has shown some skill in adopting a position that brings Labour closer to its members, voters and, above all, values. (43 words)

In cleaning out several boxes, book shelves, desk drawers, bins and bags this past year I’ve come across a treasure trove of the past written in little note books, on calendars, in yearly journals and slips of paper even pieces of cardboard. (43 words)

In the past year, the group has called for on mining claims staked across the province, after it said say some First Nations have seen up to a 30 per cent increase in claims staked in their territories over the past year. (42 words)

Example sentences (20)

As you can see in the table above, I also looked at data for the past three months, the past six months, and the past year.

In the past year, the group has called for on mining claims staked across the province, after it said say some First Nations have seen up to a 30 per cent increase in claims staked in their territories over the past year.

New Metropolitan Police data* has revealed the number of reported luxury thefts in London has surged 22% in the past year, reaching a total of 9,433 stolen jewellery, watches and handbags in the past year alone.

It has generated over 200% returns in the past five years and this is one stock that is slowly but steadily moving in the upward direction for the past year.

The good news is that for the past year, officials have been monitoring traffic flows and road detours and gathering knowledge during the time when the tunnel was closed during the past 30 weekends.

As all eyes are set on the to be presented by Finance Minister today, the speech is likely to be an exercise in underscoring the achievements of the incumbent government not just over the past year but also over the past decade.

A science teacher from Widefield High School was honored this past weekend by the Red Cross because she saved a student-athlete's life this past year.

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

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

The striker - a mainstay of past Switzerland tournaments - has barely played in the past year after an injury-ravaged campaign, but he's given a chance to show his fitness levels here.

Here’s just a small sampling of the laundry list of abuses—cruel, brutal, immoral, unconstitutional and unacceptable—that have been heaped upon us by the government over the past two decades and in the past year, in particular.

Of course, this change began very long ago, but it has escalated beyond imagination over the past two decades, and in this past year alone, the idea of a society based on total voluntary servitude has seemingly come to fruition.

The upgrade was also used during the testing phase over the past year to study a nearby binary star whose past orbit was the closest known flyby to our solar system.

Much worry has been expressed over the past year about Jeremy Corbyn’s approach to Brexit, but in the past few weeks he has shown some skill in adopting a position that brings Labour closer to its members, voters and, above all, values.

Over past decades, and distressingly, this past year, we’ve witnessed major voter fraud in other states.

In cleaning out several boxes, book shelves, desk drawers, bins and bags this past year I’ve come across a treasure trove of the past written in little note books, on calendars, in yearly journals and slips of paper even pieces of cardboard.

The African-American journalist who confronted Howell after he told the Woods story at a sponsor’s event last year now accepts him as a friend, having seen the 41-year-old’s apology and awakening over the past year.

As the old year winds down and the new year begins, it’s only natural to reflect back on what the past year has brought us.

Additional data this year includes the day you listened to the most music, which, again, is one way to reflect on the past year — the good, the bad, and the highly emotional.

If you ignore the 12% cash yield and just look at share price movement over the past year, as Yahoo does, then KIO's 1-year performance is pretty flat.

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