[
US
/ˈjɛstɝˌdeɪ, ˈjɛstɝdi/
]
[ UK /jˈɛstədˌeɪ/ ]
[ UK /jˈɛstədˌeɪ/ ]
ADVERB
-
in the recent past; only a short time ago
I was not born yesterday! -
on the day preceding today
yesterday the weather was beautiful
NOUN
-
the day immediately before today
it was in yesterday's newspapers -
the recent past
we shared many yesterdays
yesterday's solutions are not good enough
How To Use yesterday In A Sentence
- As for me, I was feeling a little spaced out and tired from my trip across the pond yesterday.
- The scale of the economic gulf between the two parties came as two polls yesterday showed that the election remained wide open. Times, Sunday Times
- The company said yesterday that that burden had become 'unsupportable in the long term'. Times, Sunday Times
- He used a specially-arranged series of interviews during the Commonwealth summit yesterday to mount a stout defence of his position.
- The value of sterling increased against several other currencies yesterday.
- A serious road accident caused traffic chaos yesterday.
- Tornadoes ripped into the southern United States yesterday.
- Yesterday, the police arrested a nurse. The Sun
- He visited a specialist yesterday to find out whether he requires surgery. Times, Sunday Times
- The president arrived at California in a helicopter yesterday.
