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

Year Earlier in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: earlier
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 6
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 29.4 words

Words in this phrase

year earlier

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • 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
  • earlier can mean: comparative form of early: more early Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 2 start, 7 middle, 11 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

from a year earlier 2× million a year earlier 2× 39 a year earlier 1× 7million a year earlier 1× a year earlier there was 1× a year earlier they had 1× did a year earlier an increase 1× from a year earlier below the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a year earlier 2× average hourly pay 1× average hourly wages 1× bank of korea 1× core prices rose 1× earlier in the 1×

Common sentence endings:

a year earlier 8× one year earlier 2× 43 5 billion 1× costs squeezed margins 1× eighth consecutive month 1× great recession ended 1×

Context words

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

sales 7× month 5× showed 4× higher 4× last 4× rose 3× october 3× day 3× increase 3× period 3× losses 3× firm 2×

Related phrases

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

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around earlier:

day earlier 11×

Just before it in the phrase index:

year despite year count year compared year celebrations year budget year begins

Just after it in the phrase index:

year eve year treasury years ago years covering years old years older

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

year eve year ago year award year treasury year celebrations year budget

Same ending:

day earlier mentioned earlier stated earlier noted earlier

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "year earlier" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 29.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as from a year earlier, million a year earlier, sales, month and showed stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with fiscal year, next year, year eve and day earlier, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with year earlier

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

Short example sentences

But, if they do have a disastrous year, then maybe Kraft moves on a year earlier. (16 words)

Core prices rose 3.5% in October from a year earlier, below the 3.7% year-over-year increase in September. (21 words)

A year earlier, there was Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe riding his work on the boards to AP national player of the year honors. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Last year’s Pack the Park girls volleyball event and match between at the Ellen Toy Grass Court in Vandergrift’s Kennedy Park didn’t face any adverse weather conditions such as what chased both teams inside High School one year earlier. (42 words)

Its growing focus on "mass-premium" products in its home China market showed significant progress, it said, with unit sales of such products increasing to 75% of its total in last year's fourth quarter from 39% a year earlier. (40 words)

Bank of Korea data earlier in the day showed the producer price index (PPI) in February was 4.8 per cent higher than a year earlier, with the pace of increase slowing for an eighth consecutive month. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Earlier this month, the 106-year-old firm issued a profit warning, saying annual earnings were expected to fall by nearly half from a year earlier.

Average hourly pay rose 3.1 percent in October from a year earlier, the fastest year-over-year gain since 2009, the year the Great Recession ended.

Bank of Korea data earlier in the day showed the producer price index (PPI) in February was 4.8 per cent higher than a year earlier, with the pace of increase slowing for an eighth consecutive month.

Earlier in the day, it had wavered after a report showed prices paid at the U.S. wholesale level were 2.4% higher in October from a year earlier.

Existing home sales data released earlier that day showed sales dipping 0.7% in May from the prior month, and 2.8% from a year earlier, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.11 million.

Core prices rose 3.5% in October from a year earlier, below the 3.7% year-over-year increase in September.

In Q1, Booking’s sales versus the same period a year earlier to $4.4 billion, while its gross travel bookings increased 10% year-over-year to $43.5 billion.

Average hourly wages rose last month and are now 2.9 percent higher than they were a year earlier, the fastest year-over-year gain in eight years.

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But, if they do have a disastrous year, then maybe Kraft moves on a year earlier.

In the first quarter, traditionally the slowest period of the year for travel, Delta spent 28% more on fuel than it did a year earlier, an increase of $584 million.

PSR/LTR global sales performance was 1% of the prior year sales increased therefore, on the other hand, truck and bus tires global sales was 99% slightly lower than one year earlier.

Tesco, Britain's biggest grocer, made £1billion in profit last year, half the £2billion it made a year earlier after higher costs squeezed margins.

The London-listed firm said year-to-date total revenue from continuing operations came in at £758.4million, compared with £722.7million a year earlier.

The wider group cut its full-year earnings guidance after the Royal Mail losses pushed it deeper into the red with overall operating losses of £243 million against losses of £157 million a year earlier.

A year earlier, there was Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe riding his work on the boards to AP national player of the year honors.

A year earlier, they had James Conner, Benny Snell Jr., Jaylen Samuels, and Anthony McFarland Jr. in the running back room, but the room looked very different just one year later.

In the financial year so far to August, the government has racked up £64.1billion, £0.3billion more compared to the same five-month period a year earlier.

Its growing focus on "mass-premium" products in its home China market showed significant progress, it said, with unit sales of such products increasing to 75% of its total in last year's fourth quarter from 39% a year earlier.

Last year’s Pack the Park girls volleyball event and match between at the Ellen Toy Grass Court in Vandergrift’s Kennedy Park didn’t face any adverse weather conditions such as what chased both teams inside High School one year earlier.

Wickes also revealed adjusted pre-tax profits of £52 million for the year, which surpassed market expectations but were down from £75.4 million a year earlier.

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