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

Recent Years in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: recent
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 28
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 29.9 words

Words in this phrase

recent years

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • recent can mean: Having happened a short while ago. Common word
  • years can mean: plural of year. Very common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 5 start, 8 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:

boom in recent years and there 1× declining in recent years with only 1× dramatically in recent years 1× globe in recent years with russia 1× gone in recent years 1× houses in recent years 1× improved in recent years and is 1× in recent years ocean colour 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a notable recent 1× according to recent 1× as thedrive reported 1× female representation has 1× geopolitical risks have 1× his recent belated 1×

Common sentence endings:

in recent years 7× a recent jaunt 1× eight technical workers 1× holiday in 2018 1× impacting home affordability 1× in the news 1×

Context words

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

events 3× market 3× trends 3× russian 2× estonia 2× russia 2× reported 2× war 2× released 2× home 2× peak 2× part 2×

Related phrases

years ago two years recent sec five years consecutive years four years recent reporting few years years old twenty years

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around recent:

recent filing 15× recent weeks 13× recent months 8× recent days 7× recent quarter 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

recent weeks recent surge recent sec recent reporting recent quarter recent publication

Just after it in the phrase index:

recently announced recently begun recently bought recently commented recently concluded recently deceased

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

recent sec recent reporting recent filing recent analyst recent weeks recent developments

Same ending:

two years five years consecutive years four years few years twenty years

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "recent years" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 29.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as boom in recent years and there, declining in recent years with only, events, market and trends stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with years ago, two years, recent sec, recent filing, recent weeks and recent months, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with recent years

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

Short example sentences

One of the most exciting recent trends of recent years has been the rediscovery of once-forgotten local grape varieties. (20 words)

His recent, belated sequel returned to these characters while commenting somewhat on where the genre has gone in recent years. (20 words)

The other big financial problem faced by recent BSD events is diminished drink sales, which have dropped dramatically in recent years. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

The area has witnessed a veritable tourism boom in recent years and there are few better places for visitors to base their trip than the Marine Hotel, where my partner and I found ourselves during a recent jaunt. (38 words)

Female representation has improved in recent years and is now at an all-time high with six of the 15 seats held by women thanks to recent elections of Traci Park, Eunisses Hernandez and Katy Young Yaroslavsky. (37 words)

The Russian MFA said that the leaders of Estonia have purposefully destroyed relations with Russia in recent years and described as the last straw Estonia's recent decision to expel 13 Russian diplomats and eight technical workers. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Female representation has improved in recent years and is now at an all-time high with six of the 15 seats held by women thanks to recent elections of Traci Park, Eunisses Hernandez and Katy Young Yaroslavsky.

In a statement, the HSE said it had made great strides in tackling tobacco across the country in recent decades, but progress was stalling in recent years.

Many businesses have struggled in recent years to decide if, when and how they should speak out about current events, including issues like systemic racism, recent Supreme Court decisions and other political events in the news.

Recent releases like "He's All That" and "The Lovebirds" have brought romantic comedies back into the spotlight, tapping into untapped resources in recent years.

The Russian MFA said that the leaders of Estonia have purposefully destroyed relations with Russia in recent years and described as the last straw Estonia's recent decision to expel 13 Russian diplomats and eight technical workers.

As TheDrive reported, the former Rodney M. Davis is just the most recent of several sister ships to be sunk as targets in recent years, joining the Thach, Ford, and McClusky among others.

Geopolitical risks have mounted around the globe in recent years, with Russia’s war in UkraineIsrael’s war with Hamas militants, and the recent related impact on shipping in the Red Sea.

In recent years, Ocean Colour Scene have released numbers live albums and their most recent studio album Painting was released in 2013.

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The homebuilding market has seen significant volatility in recent years due to the pandemic, changing consumer tastes in home types and locations, and higher interest rates in recent periods, negatively impacting home affordability.

A notable recent development is the purchase of Sydney's iconic Smart Shop Place on the corner of Charlotte and Prince streets, which has been sitting vacant in recent years.

One of the most exciting recent trends of recent years has been the rediscovery of once-forgotten local grape varieties.

While the concentration of market wealth in top companies has hit a peak in recent weeks, it has been a long-term trend in recent years, reflecting, in part, changes in the structure of corporate America.

According to recent trends, the percentage of the population celebrating Valentine’s Day has been declining in recent years, with only 54 per cent of Canadians observing the holiday in 2018.

His recent, belated sequel returned to these characters while commenting somewhat on where the genre has gone in recent years.

Part of the recent decline in cattle weight can be explained by the mix of animals going to market in recent years.

The area has witnessed a veritable tourism boom in recent years and there are few better places for visitors to base their trip than the Marine Hotel, where my partner and I found ourselves during a recent jaunt.

The ONS said that stagnating income for more recent generations was likely to be influenced by 'several factors', but pointed to the fact that 'over recent years, wages and salaries have fared worse' than their historical trends.

The other big financial problem faced by recent BSD events is diminished drink sales, which have dropped dramatically in recent years.

The rate of reported rapes in Malmo has not dramatically risen in recent years and has in fact declined from its peak in 2010, before the recent large increases in refugees.

The recent “Me too” campaign with regard to some senior editors and journalists more than clearly reveal the extent of changed climate in the media houses in recent years.

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