Below you will find example sentences with "previous year". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Previous Year in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: previous
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 19
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 30.8 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "previous year" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 30.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as from the previous year, period the previous year, new, down and compared stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with fiscal year, next year, year eve, previous years, two previous and previous day, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with previous year
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
In Bengal, for example, food production, while down on the previous year, was higher than in previous non-famine years. (20 words)
Bhutan’s import bill accounted for Nu 118.79 billion last year, a 32 percent increase from the previous year. (20 words)
Plunging for the 10th year in a row, Erin’s goal, as it is every year, is to break the previous year’s record. (24 words)
We’ll have to see how this evolves as we go through the year but I think it's clearly a better environment than what we were in, in the previous year in terms of China manage our way through the commodity cost upticks that we saw a year ago. (50 words)
In November, the Broomfield-based fast casual eatery reported increased year-over-year revenue and reduced costs in the third quarter of fiscal year 2019, posting a net income that was more than double the same period the previous year. (40 words)
Given that revisions to a previous year’s data automatically alter the year-on-year pace of growth, the base effect is a crucial element that has to be factored in while gauging the import of the headline number. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
In October, milk output was up just 0.3% from the previous year in Europe and well below the previous year’s record-setting volumes in New Zealand.
A recent ratings release showed that CNN’s ratings were down 26 percent from the previous year while the ratings among the coveted 25-54 age demographic were down 42 percent from the previous year.
If the twelfth full moon after the previous Passover is too early compared to the equinox, a leap month is inserted near the end of the previous year before the new year is set to begin.
In November, the Broomfield-based fast casual eatery reported increased year-over-year revenue and reduced costs in the third quarter of fiscal year 2019, posting a net income that was more than double the same period the previous year.
Collaboration and online conference services allow the previous governing body to present the results of the previous year, as well as giving new candidates the chance to introduce themselves and their programs.
Preliminary results from National Institute on Drug Abuse and released on Wednesday found that one in four 12th graders said they had vaped in the previous month, a sharp rise from the previous year.
The previous time that the change of the consumer price index compared to the same month of the previous year was 4.4% or higher was in March 2012, when the change was also 4.4%.
In Bengal, for example, food production, while down on the previous year, was higher than in previous non-famine years.
Anti-social behaviour is down compared to the five year average, but the number reported to police in May and June this year were higher than the previous year.
The New Year can also bring undesirable memories of the previous year which can create fear and uncertainty preventing you from looking forward to a fulfilling New Year ahead.
While the power demand fell in March, in the fourth quarter of FY2023, the demand rose 7 per cent year-on-year (YoY), as compared to the same period the previous year.
Given that revisions to a previous year’s data automatically alter the year-on-year pace of growth, the base effect is a crucial element that has to be factored in while gauging the import of the headline number.
Plunging for the 10th year in a row, Erin’s goal, as it is every year, is to break the previous year’s record.
Inventories were 17.9% above the previous year’s level, but still 1.2% below the five-year average for the end of the year.
But looking at the full year this year, the IEA estimates global upstream investments at $505 billion, a 6% increase in nominal terms on the previous year.
For me, coming into the new year is all about learning from the mistakes from the previous year and gaining new skills that better me for the year to come.
We’ll have to see how this evolves as we go through the year but I think it's clearly a better environment than what we were in, in the previous year in terms of China manage our way through the commodity cost upticks that we saw a year ago.
A 2022 study found that every year, the average price of newly released drugs is higher than the previous year, dramatically outpacing national inflation rates.
Bhutan’s import bill accounted for Nu 118.79 billion last year, a 32 percent increase from the previous year.
Customer deposits increased by 39 per cent, growing from N6.47 trillion in the previous year to N8.98 trillion in the current year.