How to Use the past in a Sentence

the past

noun
  • And that's just in the past three years!
    — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
  • That moment did not erase the past.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • But the wariness has eased over the past decade.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 20 May 2026
  • The concern has led to protests in the past.
    — ABC News, 24 June 2026
  • In the past, it's not always been like that.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • This has happened three times in the past two months.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 17 June 2026
  • This was the third time this has happened in the past two months.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • The 76ers have been a good team for much of the past six years.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • Sinsun said there is nothing that can change the past.
    — Max Darrow, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Turkey has carried out such raids in the past.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • Staal has six goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
    — ABC News, 10 June 2026
  • Tampa Bay has dropped eight of the past 10 games.
    — CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • Mexico has given up just one goal in the past eight months.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • For the past eight months, Reid has working on music.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
  • His production has waned in each of the past two seasons.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • Even festivals have been in such a weird spot the past couple of years.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • Backyards look very different from the neat lawns of the past.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026
  • As a result, At Home has closed six stores over the past year.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
  • She’s been featured at the art festival for the past six years.
    — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Jack Eichel has one goal and nine assists over the past 10 games.
    — ABC News, 3 June 2026
  • Alex Tuch has five goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
    — ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Alex Tuch has four goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
    — ABC News, 13 May 2026
  • But over the past seven days, the rate decreases have slowed.
    — Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
  • What have the past few days since winning Drag Race been like for you?
    — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
  • And the team’s performance over the past couple of months backed that up.
    — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Zooming out, the stock has more than doubled over the past 12 months.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 24 June 2026
  • Correa has had ankle problems in the past.
    — ABC News, 6 May 2026
  • And in the past, our foundation has always been three- and four-year guys.
    — Cj Moore, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • All locations have launched within the past few months.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
  • Push it to 30, and the past three seasons aren’t even in the top 10.
    — Chad Jennings, New York Times, 21 May 2026

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