yesterday

Example Sentences

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One long-held piece of financial wisdom is that the best time to invest was yesterday — and the second-best time is today.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

"Of course, until yesterday the prime minister was claiming that this leadership had brought order to the chaos of illegal subsidies," it said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The intense dudedom in the telling of this dude-to-dude business feels very yesterday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"It came as a terrible shock to people yesterday," she told BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback programme.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

I don’t feel angry at Theo the way I did when we were arguing yesterday.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse