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[ US /ˈjɛstɝˌdeɪ, ˈjɛstɝdi/ ]
[ UK /jˈɛstədˌe‍ɪ/ ]
ADVERB
  1. in the recent past; only a short time ago
    I was not born yesterday!
  2. on the day preceding today
    yesterday the weather was beautiful
NOUN
  1. the day immediately before today
    it was in yesterday's newspapers
  2. 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.
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