How to Use current events in a Sentence

current events

noun
  • Each has a series of books, and some even have movies, shaped by their era's current events.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • This time in our world, what's happening in current events.
    — H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • These days, waking up to current events can be, well, daunting.
    — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Tie your news into current events or other top-of-mind issues.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2023
  • Have the two of you been able to sense how the ending is being received amid current events?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2024
  • This year, as in years past, the results of the survey reflect current events.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The main page will show current events and projects, along with a catalog of services.
    — Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2023
  • This version has a bit more, maybe, gravitas, and is more in tune with current events.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Here is a more comprehensive view based on current events.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • The other tune will in some way be related to the season or current events.
    — Nancy A. Ruhling, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024
  • My kids are old enough now to be aware of current events, old enough to feel some of that heaviness themselves.
    — Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
  • And that veil can be lifted, at least a little, depending on current events.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Keira, a junior, said current events have been disturbing.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Their power to influence current events beyond the stage is less so.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The story is very relevant today in terms of current events.
    — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 19 June 2026
  • The duo is set to talk about football, music, current events, and their personal lives.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
  • That means there’s room for activities that are built around more current events, things that the bots may not be aware of yet.
    — Joe Toscano, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • There are three different common structures around jokes based on current events.
    — Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Claude can also search the internet for knowledge on current events.
    — PC Magazine, 7 July 2025
  • Many Taiwanese are much more concerned about current events than those of 80 years ago.
    — Meredith Oyen, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Cruz, 31, was drawn to the blog’s analysis of current events and pop culture.
    — Ashley Wong, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Those who buy pieces, donate money, or just post in sympathy with current events in the country.
    — Jon Gugala, Men's Health, 15 Feb. 2023
  • On top of this, feeling anxious about the news can drive people to follow current events even more closely.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Throughout the book, people ask her again and again to weigh in on current events or take a political stance.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The headwinds have come from a convergence of current events and the yacht’s own history.
    — Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
  • Most war games with dice and mini-figures are about historical wars, not about current events.
    — Jennifer Vanasco, NPR, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The scope of those early novels was narrow, though, and the stories were not anchored in current events.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The screenplay was revised in order to be respectful of current events.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2024
  • Smith’s current events and pop culture show will debut in September on a date to be announced.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
  • Those current events, pressing issues, and living artists need our attention, too.
    — Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025

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