How To Use Yesterday In A Sentence

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
As for me, I was feeling a little spaced out and tired from my trip across the pond 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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He made the declarations while responding to reporters' questions on the bilateral debt forgiveness agreement during yesterday's post-Cabinet news conference at Whitehall.
Two executives of a notorious stockbroking firm that fleeced more than 8,000 savers were banned from the City yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
Celebrity steeplejack Fred Dibnah was supposed to end his days of felling factory chimneys with the demolition of the 175-ft Park Mill chimney in Royton yesterday.
Remember that if you get through yesterday, you'll get through today.
A similar problem came up yesterday in reading a Boris Akunin story called Strast' i dolg Passion and duty, set in an alternate Russia which has revived tsardom, along with its Table of Ranks and all the rest of the imperial paraphernalia. Languagehat.com: TRANSLATION PROBLEMS.
Scores of jurors were quickly dismissed yesterday as the judge tackled the daunting task of finding an unbiased jury. Times, Sunday Times
It's Thursday folks, and clearly my "uploading slowly all afternoon" was kiboshed yesterday. Great Guelph Photos and Cool Blog Links by Creative Guelphites
A City priest vowed yesterday that he is no longer willing to turn the other cheek and tolerate the repeated acts of wanton vandalism to the windows of the presbytery which is also his home.
Now that grand finale will not happen, which must have induced sadness yesterday in all but the hardest of hearts. 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 company said yesterday that that burden had become 'unsupportable in the long term'. Times, Sunday Times
The value of sterling increased against several other currencies yesterday.
Sally had been recovering well from her operation, but yesterday she experienced/suffered a setback.
Cadbury dismisses 'derisory' Kraft bid food giant Kraft yesterday, labelling it "derisory" and "unattractive" and calling on its shareholders to turn it down. WN.com - Articles related to Cadbury chief prefers Hershey to Kraft as bid battle looms larger
The vote yesterday appears to mark something of a turning point in the war.
I was on the driveway yesterday jumping around on my pogo stick.
However, these incidents are not thought to be connected with yesterday's shooting.
Yesterday, the four political leaders sent out their season 's greetings. The Sun
His Australian hosts piled on more pressure yesterday, saying that sweetheart deals that allowed corporations to dodge tax in countries where they made profits amounted to theft. Times, Sunday Times
T he swimmer who brought the Boat Race to a halt exchanged his wetsuit for more formal attire when he appeared in court yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
And he was so scared, he did not go to school yesterday because he sensed that, for being what they call a snitch, something bad would happen to him. CNN Transcript Oct 13, 2009
Yesterday's quake struck along the same 'ring of fire' faultline that caused the 2004 disaster. Times, Sunday Times
I yesterday had a present of a guinea from a gentleman, a Mr Vaughn, who had read my book, and had desir'd the publisher to send me to his house, I write now to Mr Lofft, and Mr Gedge. Letter 30
A serious road accident caused traffic chaos yesterday.
All credit to the winner, however, whose form with Goldikova last time out was franked in no uncertain terms yesterday. Talking Horses special: Royal Ascot, day two live!
An interesting bit of backstory to the battle over Tim Burgess’ attempt to expand the definition of aggressive panhandling, which passed the city council 5-4 yesterday but faces a certain mayoral veto. After Giving Opponents Months to Organize Against Panhandling Proposal, Burgess Tried to Fast-Track Legislation « PubliCola
Meanwhile, a minister yesterday said schools, colleges and universities must play their part in deterring young people from turning to extremism…
Ideas put forward yesterday for future use of new technology included allowing parents to check online whether their children are truanting, increasing online tax payments and more use of computers in the health service.
His father, David Ashworth, is wanted for questioning by murder squad detectives but yesterday he was still missing.
AN air steward who planted a bomb hoax note on a plane was jailed for 18 months yesterday. The Sun
In yesterday's closed-door meeting of the defense committee, lawmakers with the committee reached agreement after several hours' discussion on unfreezing the two budgets.
Police cars were parked outside the address yesterday as forensics officers examined the scene. The Sun
Four people were gored and several others sustained scrapes and cuts yesterday as large crowds of enthusiasts in the Spanish city of Pamplona ran alongside six fighting bulls in the third bull run of the annual San Fermin festival.
THE man who went undercover in an attempt to expose the bung culture in English football was keeping a low profile again yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
A TEN-year-old schoolgirl yesterday told a hushed court how she had seen the man accused of murdering and dismembering another man beat her mother.
Yesterday's mail alone brought 2 manuscripts for endorsement - and I plan to endorse both.
It felt as if it had been yesterday that he had spited her the same way.
Some positive news surfaced yesterday: Mexican scientists said the contagiousness of the swine flu is no greater than that of the seasonal flu that circulates every year.
TWO men were yesterday found guilty of harassing a dolphin on a boozy early-morning swim. The Sun
Thank you for that magnificent speech yesterday, and it is my pleasure to ask you to address the assembled gathering.
Yesterday he was to be arraigned on new charges of insider trading, filing false tax forms and conspiracy to falsify books and records in an expanded indictment unveiled May 1.
Sun yesterday ice hockey team as a poor second option is totally wrong. The Sun
Straight into the bin this morning seeing as they're "toxic", i.e., hand decorated by typhoid Ramekin yesterday, probably in the prime of his contagiousness. So . . .
Yorkshire folk turned prickly yesterday after a wild flower charity announced that the common harebell had replaced the white rose as the county's floral emblem.
It said yesterday it continued to make good progress in its three-way talks with banks and bondholders.
The pre-emptive slaughter of healthy animals was extended by the administrations in Whitehall and Edinburgh yesterday.
WALES came to a standstill yesterday for the biggest rugby match in the country's history. Times, Sunday Times
He did not attend the meeting yesterday.
(We went yesterday and they only gave her one marshmallow with her babycino. 2.5 years old « Mad Dave and Lil
We had a little adventure yesterday.
Painter cleared of bar assault charge A SELF-employed painter and decorator was yesterday cleared of assaulting the manager of a Harrogate bar.
Tokyo yesterday announced planes to develop its first spy satellite in response to the North Korean missile threat.
Monday, August 3 Yesterday was grey and humid with the heat finally broken by an afternoon thundershower. 52449_CLARA
The suspense film "Overheard 2" revealed its English poster yesterday at the 64th Cannes Film Festival.
The same trainer and jockey joined forces yesterday to clinch a shock 50-1 success with Bagan in the curtain-raising handicap.
TWO men were arrested yesterday on suspicion of stealing a cannon and treasures from a sunken 17th-century warship. The Sun
Sir Leon lent his weight to the Tory campaign yesterday.
She blew in her salary yesterday.
A youth - accused of rape, housebreaking and theft - burst into tears yesterday when his mother asked the court to keep him in jail for his own safety.
We were running extremely low on cash yesterday, and I didn't get paid until today.
The company was playing with fire yesterday by spending time reassuring investors worried about the dividend. Times, Sunday Times
The man who handed over the Ashes to England for the first time in a generation stood on the threshold of another ignominious defeat yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
The committee yesterday launched a scathing attack on British business for failing to invest.
Yesterday a Durham Police spokesman said the consultant in charge of Pringle had told detectives he is to undergo further surgery next month.
I visited her for a little while yesterday afternoon, mindful of Rayna's kind advice, crying like the most unstaunch of sheilas, and, in the end, just holding her hand to my face, which she recognised.
I could go on and on about the many herons, egrets, gulls, terns, and various and sundry other species we spotted yesterday.
In a separate development yesterday, Eircom turned up the heat in its attempts to sign up more customers by launching a new introductory package.
The Shadow Cabinet felt the full force of his left jab yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
There were few helicopters over the racecourse yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
Rumours of a bid last week sent the stock soaring but yesterday investors headed for the exit as confirmation of an approach failed to materialise.
AS one leading boss launched into the energy costs row, another yesterday remained tight-lipped on the subject. The Sun
Much of Northern Taiwan breathed a sigh of relief yesterday as heavy rains fell around the country yesterday evening.
Two disciplinary hearings, chaired by an outside moderator, were held yesterday and the others are due to be completed soon.
Oil prices shot up nearly US $1.50 a barrel yesterday as oil and natural gas producers evacuated rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.
A historic referendum announced yesterday will allow them to have their say on the disputed territory's future. The Sun
Yesterday's meeting was intended to plot a survival strategy for the party.
This weekend Costco was selling flats of perfectly ripe figs. Yesterday I quartered and wrapped them in prosciutto for a quick, easy, and addictively good appetizer. Archive 2008-07-01
But the presence or absence of their mother may make all the difference in determining which is which, according to new research published online yesterday in Nature Neuroscience. Mother’s Presence can Override Fear | Impact Lab
Video footage emerged yesterday of a British student introducing himself at a Colombian tribal ceremony just before taking a fatal dose of a hallucinogenic drug. Times, Sunday Times
The political row over the deal deepened yesterday with angry exchanges in the Commons. Times, Sunday Times
That meant hordes of shoppers worked until yesterday, leaving presents unbought. The Sun
Food distributors across the country announced yesterday that they are recalling nonfat dry milk, cocoa and other products that are linked to a possible salmonella contamination at a WN.com - Business News
The bad weather started a little after noon yesterday, a steady patter of sleet that lasted for hours, but didn't accumulate.
A group of British tabloid journalists were pelted with eggs by a French campaigner yesterday and pursued across the camp. Times, Sunday Times
I completely forgot that it was his birthday yesterday.
The charred remains of a body was discovered by scavengers searching for scrap metal yesterday morning.
Yesterday at Ness's we went on this hike for about 3 hrs roundtrip to this amazing place simply called the Viewpoint where honestly and cornily, I felt on top of the world. Hot Cold Hot Cold
I apologise for the lack of preamble to yesterday's last post.
Thousands of pounds worth of drugs were seized in dawn raids yesterday.
There was a horrible accident here yesterday.
In other wet news, the Cassini-Huygens probe successfully buzzed Saturns moon Enceladus yesterday at a height of 50 kilometers (30 miles) and a speed of 14.4 kilometers per second (32,000 miles per hour). Water, water…. somewhere? « Imaginary Potential
Strangely enough, I said the same thing to my wife only yesterday.
Yesterday he was bailed to return to court next month. The Sun
More than 3000 people crammed around the HMAS Sydney memorial at Mount Scott yesterday for its dedication ceremony.
Yesterday, there was a small glimmer of hope when there was a sign that his liver function may have started to come back but it is still well below the levels needed to pull him through.
Brazil's prospects of becoming a leading oil producer increased yesterday when it emerged that a giant offshore field could be double the size of BP's discovery last week in the Gulf of Mexico.
Ebou Dar seemed to be trying to make up for time lost yesterday, not to mention at High Chasaline and the Feast of Lights, and well it might, considering that tomorrow night was the Feast of Embers, with Maddin's Day, celebrating the founder of Altara, two days after that, and the Feast of the Half Moon the following night. A Crown of Swords
Thousands of foreign criminals are at large as the Government struggles to deport them, figures published yesterday show. Times, Sunday Times
Greek troops battled snow storms and rescued 108 train passengers stranded in sub-zero temperatures yesterday, authorities said.
The Spanish media were still sniping at the British press yesterday.
THE Duchess of Cornwall wins two new fans as she visits a new inner city riding centre that she supports yesterday. The Sun
Yesterday we got not a nudge but a forceful shove from a man who is supremely confident in his bully pulpit. Times, Sunday Times
Online gambling and spread-betting are now the highest risk areas of addiction for problem gamblers, according to a survey published yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
The man who handed over the Ashes to England for the first time in a generation stood on the threshold of another ignominious defeat yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
The winners were announced at a lavish ceremony at the city's arts centre yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
Yesterday the youngster, who has not been named, was recovering in hospital from an emergency operation to save his sight.
I'd just spent fifteen minutes stripping all the meat left over on the chicken carcass I'd roasted for our dinner yesterday in preparation for a top-crust chicken and mushroom pie for today and my hands were dripping with grease and gunge.
Share prices moved up/down slowly yesterday.
Yesterday someone in the IT dept brought me up a yucca plant to look after.
The main central banks exploited yesterday's thin market to launch another visible assault on the dollar.
The cull of a flock of 9,000 pheasants was under way yesterday after confirmation of a highly infectious bird disease.
Blue-chip stocks fell sharply yesterday, as nervy investors caught sight of more gloomy economic data on the US horizon.
The Prime Minister's press chief returned from Washington yesterday amid unprecedented speculation he was going to resign.
A woman then attempted a copycat suicide yesterday morning. The Sun
He refereed a basketball game yesterday.
Police operators suggested he ring a nonemergency number, a court heard yesterday. The Sun
The controversy surrounding the take-over yesterday continued to reverberate around the television industry.
The London Market's fortunes continued to see-saw yesterday as the City digested yet another dramatic session.
Yesterday it was standing room only in the chapel during the short, humanist service conducted by the chapel officiant.
The Romanian government yesterday unveiled a new, scaled-down security force.
I got a belated birthday card from my cousin yesterday.
The other qualifiers yesterday were the men's quadruple sculls.
It seems like just yesterday that there were only three styling products you could use to create the hairstyle of your dreams - gel, hairspray, and mousse.
His brief brush with crime came early yesterday morning while he was attending the annual UWI Splash fête at Bowen Marine, Chaguaramas.
Yesterday police arrested three men in connection with the attack. Times, Sunday Times
A senior royal aide said yesterday that the plan had now been shelved. Times, Sunday Times
He had been admitted to hospital with breathing difficulties and passed away early yesterday after suffering from complications of the condition he had battled for 32 years. The Sun
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday.
Every Repug businessman in this country had 50 coronaries yesterday when this was announced. Election Central Saturday Roundup
I did an unannounced radio silence yesterday: no sending personal e-mail except in emergencies, no reading anything online -- lj, Facebook, comics, news, nothing. Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway
And there are no bugs there, like the one I encountered yesterday when the Hasbro game refused to let my friend Austin play, and I'm serious about this, play the word, scarabaei - S-C-A-R-A-B-A-E-I, which is the plural form of scarab, a beetle. Word Score! Scrabulous Returns As Lexulous
A storm system raging across Western Europe continued to wreak havoc in the air and sea yesterday, bringing down an Italian helicopter and sinking an Italian cargo ship loaded with chemicals.
The blast yesterday ripped through crowds of pilgrims and vendors of food and religious paraphernalia. Times, Sunday Times
We "untrapped" her yesterday afternoon, and she was like a little kid let out to play. Polimom Says
International Women's Day was marked in Moscow yesterday with a mass bathe.
He announced yesterday that almost 100 tonnes of food would have to be sourced to avert the threat of hunger in the affected areas.
Unsurprisingly, few teams can have topped their table with such little fanfare and there was little in the way of a carnival atmosphere yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
The former Archbishop of Canterbury hit out yesterday at extreme atheists who are intolerant of religious views and attempt to deny Christians a voice in public debate.
Ministers should be careful not to refight yesterday's battles with yesterday's rhetoric. Times, Sunday Times
I had a letter from Sally yesterday - apropos which, did you send her that article?
"Suddenly we saw a massive escalation in their blood pressure to very dangerous levels," she said yesterday.
I caught just a quick glimpse of a whale yesterday, on its annual wintertime northward migration, and hope to have a bit more to say about this tomorrow.
Tornadoes ripped into the southern United States yesterday.
His performance yesterday - including fluffing a great chance early in the second half - displayed little to suggest that this will change.
puh" with her mouth, and went out of the house, and never come in again till the King went to Sir Daniel Harvy's to pray her; and so she is come to-day, when one would think his mind should be full of some other cares, having but this morning broken up such a Parliament, with so much discontent, and so many wants upon him, and but yesterday heard such Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1667 N.S.
Yesterday at low tide, silt shut the slough like trap, and mud stranded boats on docks perched high above water.
The Prince of Wales shivered in the chill of an unheated theatre yesterday as he launched a campaign to help one million children to become involved in the arts over the next five years.
A lock of hair believed to belong to Mary Queen of Scots sold at auction yesterday.
I was not at home when she went by yesterday.
An influential government advisory panel yesterday recommended an end to long-standing opposition to manned space flight. Times, Sunday Times
The company was playing with fire yesterday by spending time reassuring investors worried about the dividend. Times, Sunday Times
A man even admitted to calling in sick yesterday because he was afraid to leave for work in the predawn hours.
Remember that if you get through yesterday, you'll get through today.
The concrete base of two sheds that have been removed in the back garden were being dug out yesterday afternoon as part of a painstaking search. Times, Sunday Times
That's why the Mooselings first feared that perhaps they had already blogged down the wrong alley, when, just yesterday, they received an unexpected direct call patched in from the Bull Moose himself all the way from the Lone Star state. Archive 2005-08-01
The government refused to approve yesterday's civil union at City Hall because it said the couple had given ‘incorrect’ information during the prenuptial vetting process.
An American judge yesterday dismissed murder charges against Dr Jack Kevorkian.
Yesterday she was making inquiries to get it removed. The Sun
BRITAIN'S business leaders were cheered yesterday with a triple whammy of bright economic news. The Sun
They were struggling home yesterday and if the forecast rain arrives it will be a real slog up the hill today. The Sun
Guidance sent out yesterday details how schools should carry out the survey and contains sample letters of how to tell parents about the results. Times, Sunday Times
Yesterday he admitted four driving offences, criminal damage and failing to provide a breath test sample to officers. The Sun
A farm leader called yesterday for an effective law to deal with unattended dogs roaming the countryside attacking sheep.
Yesterday she was well enough to chat with her family. The Sun
Under the pale blue sky the trees seemed visibly to burgeon: yesterday's bare branches swelled into bud and would be in leaf by tomorrow. LEFT, RIGHT AND CENTRE
Television flatters men but makes women look fatter, according to research reported yesterday.
At our outspan at noon yesterday he came to me and offered me my liberty if I would help him. Prester John
But yesterday agents who looked further into the raw intelligence said they had found no evidence to corroborate the threat.
Yesterday, a woman driving an open tourer had waved a greeting. SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE
When tomorrow turns in today, yesterday, and someday that no moreimportant in your memory, we suddenly realize that we r pushed forwardby time. This is not a train in still in which you may feel forwardwhen another train goes by. It is the truth that we've all grown up.And we become different.
Hull Council is ‘top-heavy’ with bureaucracy and needs to be radically slimmed down, new council leader Ken Branson said yesterday.
Their vegetable cellar caved suddenly yesterday.
BRITAIN'S lousy spring weather has seen the price of suncream tumble by up to 8.5 per cent, figures showed yesterday. The Sun
Staff at the estate agents spent today and yesterday contacting owners, but there are still a number of people they have been unable to speak to.
The report contradicts what we heard yesterday.
Sites and their locations were listed in our pullout yesterday. The Sun
Yesterday once more,memory,raining,snowing smiling are touching my heart.
Tributes have been pouring in from all over the world for the famous actor who died yesterday.
Dublin finally bowed to the inevitable yesterday and said it DOES need a rescue package to stave off bankruptcy. The Sun
A seventeen-year-old tourist died late last night of injuries sustained in yesterday'sbomb blast.
A student and his aunt were shot dead by a gang of five men who burst into her home hunting for another man, their family said yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
Yesterday is history .Tomorrow is a mystery .But today is a gift.
I received a bunch of flowers yesterday.
A lifeboatman yesterday branded the would-be seadog, who earlier this month ran the vessel aground, a 'nightmare'. The Sun
Four more people drowned in eastern India on Wednesday and an overflowing river threatened to inundate low-lying areas around Patna, the populous capital city of Bihar state, relief officials said yesterday.
The largest ship of its kind in the world, the new superferry berthed at the new ferry terminal, just after 8am yesterday following her overnight voyage from Rotterdam.
The president spoke with passion for an hour, in marked contrast to his subdued address to the parliament yesterday.
It follows our story yesterday about pets who still play with their old toys. The Sun
Planes bombed the guerrilla positions yesterday in an attempt to flush out snipers from underground tunnels.
He was rushed to court yesterday under armed guard.
Yesterday, the four political leaders sent out their season 's greetings. The Sun
Modak said that a small quantity of the ship's oil had leaked but had been broken up and taken out to sea by yesterday's choppy swells.
John Terry had treatment from the England osteopath yesterday, Sunday, who was brought down to the Chelsea training ground to help the captain recover from his back stiffness.
It seemed the tribunal was unaware of the first meeting until yesterday.
Certainly Asda struggled to beat it yesterday when I went to explore the new supermarket in Leith with an express aim of picking up some Lamb Mince for some stovies. Archive 2009-03-01

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