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

Past Years in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: past
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 27 words

Words in this phrase

past years

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
  • years can mean: plural of year. Very common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 10 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

as in past years it s 1× as in past years it will 1× for the past years fenech has 1× has in past years by adding 1× in past years charleston students 1× in past years fern street 1× in past years i have 1× in past years physics professor 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in past years 6× active players like 1× additionally minister of 1× as a whole 1× as in past 1× as it seems 1×

Common sentence endings:

the past years 3× in past years 2× an option anymore 1× broom for years 1× five new players 1× in the body 1×

Context words

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

iphone 3× role 3× tock 2× players 2× health 2× stem 2× cells 2× correct 2× pay 2× resolutions 2× internal 2× themes 2×

Related phrases

years ago two years five years consecutive years four years recent years few years years old twenty years teenage years

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around past:

past year 17× past two 15× past week 15×

Just before it in the phrase index:

past year past week past two past mistakes past few past decade

Just after it in the phrase index:

pastry chef patient care patient outcomes patient safety patrick day patrick mahomes

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

past decade past year past few past two past week past mistakes

Same ending:

two years five years consecutive years four years recent years few years

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "past years" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 27 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as as in past years it s, as in past years it will, iphone, role and tock stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with years ago, two years, five years, past year, past two and past week, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with past years

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

Short example sentences

As in past years, it will also tour the UK. (10 words)

Day also dipped into the transfer portal more heavily than he has in past years by adding five new players. (20 words)

In past years, Fern Street circus themes have touched on storytelling themes such as immigration and access to health care. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

As it seems to be most “tock” years in Apple’s tick-tock schedule for upgrades for iPhone, we’re expecting a minor upgrade for iPhone X. As in past years, it’s not unexpected that this year’s iPhone will have an “S” appended to its name. (48 words)

Additionally, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, said that stem cells have a beneficial role to play which can be seen from over the past years where stem cells have been used to correct damages to various organs in the body. (41 words)

Veloso, a former overseas Filipino worker who was sentenced to death and spent nearly 15 years in jail over drug trafficking in Indonesia, returned to the Philippines last Dec. 18 following successful diplomatic efforts conducted through the past years. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

The weeklong international gathering is typically held about every three years in July or August and has drawn upwards of 3 million people in past years.

Veloso, a former overseas Filipino worker who was sentenced to death and spent nearly 15 years in jail over drug trafficking in Indonesia, returned to the Philippines last Dec. 18 following successful diplomatic efforts conducted through the past years.

In past years Charleston students have had a strong showing in the Poetry Out Loud competition, with Janae Claxton of First Baptist School taking home the top national prize just two years ago.

As it seems to be most “tock” years in Apple’s tick-tock schedule for upgrades for iPhone, we’re expecting a minor upgrade for iPhone X. As in past years, it’s not unexpected that this year’s iPhone will have an “S” appended to its name.

In past years, physics professor Roy J. Glauber swept the stage clean of the airplanes as the official "Keeper of the Broom" for years.

Active players like LB Marcus Allen and DL Cam Heyward, who has carved out a regular media role with his own podcast, have gone through the league’s program in past years.

Additionally, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, said that stem cells have a beneficial role to play which can be seen from over the past years where stem cells have been used to correct damages to various organs in the body.

As a whole, fast food workers have been viewed as having sub-par working conditions and bad pay in the past years.

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As in past years, it will also tour the UK.

Day also dipped into the transfer portal more heavily than he has in past years by adding five new players.

Despite exhaustive talks over the past years, the G20 nations have yet to reach pragmatic and harmonious resolutions on both matters.

Ethiopia, a long-standing refugee host country, is facing a worsening humanitarian situation with conflict and drought triggering large-scale internal displacement over the past years.

For the past years, Fenech has taken on the role of chief electoral commissioner of the Nationalist Party, responsible for internal elections when they happen.

Given the strength in gold, silver, and palladium futures markets over the past years, platinum’s price weakness remains an enigma.

Graves said the pumpkins she bought rotted more quickly than in past years, but it was better than what little they grew themselves.

In past years, Fern Street circus themes have touched on storytelling themes such as immigration and access to health care.

In past years I have made resolutions to correct these negative behaviors and generally failed within a few days or even hours.

In past years, Thursday Night Football games were shown on Prime Video but were also available on Fox or NFL Network.

In past years, you could do this for free with the Yahoo Sports app, but now you’ll need to pay $5 a month or $40 for the season for the NFL Plus subscription.

In some past years, the town has teamed up with the M.D. to share the services of its weed inspector, but this does not appear to be an option anymore.

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