How to Use this past in a Sentence

this past

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  • There was what happened in New York this past week with the gag order.
    — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2023
  • But this past year that Flaco thrived on his own and captured hearts along the way.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The transition to The Agency is one of two big life changes for Villela this past year.
    — Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 16 May 2023
  • And this past weekend, five Gazans were struck and killed by a package with a parachute that failed to open.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Mid Coast Modern, next door to Dave’s, closed this past weekend.
    — David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024
  • The event returned to Tybee Island this past weekend for the first time since 2020.
    — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 22 Apr. 2024
  • The Heat have made the Finals twice in the past four seasons − in the 2020 Orlando bubble and this past season.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
  • How about the Biletnikoff Award winner from this past season?
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The film has grossed $178 million in the United States, as of the close of this past weekend, setting a record for a concert film many times over.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Three more of the group’s key commanders were killed in subsequent strikes this past week.
    — Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 13 May 2023
  • Their league-worst record this past season gave them the best odds to win, and their combination hit.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
  • Was Swift inspired by the slew of fellow celebrities who debuted their own take on the trend this past week?
    — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2023
  • There’s a reason this guy was the obvious choice to win the Outland Trophy this past season.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
  • But by the end of this past week, the company reversed course and suspended exports once again.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The enormous success of the Barbie movie this past weekend ($162 million and counting) has brought the value of toy IP to the forefront.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2023
  • It's really felt like the adventure of a lifetime this past year.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Some streamers have already lost net subscribers this past year.
    — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Miller’s father, Kevin Miller, was a state trooper who also died in the line of duty in 2018, so this past week and a half has been a struggle for Sarah Miller.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2024
  • For most of this past season, with the Heat hard up against the punitive luxury tax, the 15th and final roster spot was left vacant.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The report card noted that nutrition was a big upgrade this past year.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2024
  • As this past week has shown, the status quo in Israel-Palestine is untenable.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Weather records show that on the day Gates died this past June, temperatures in the Dallas area felt like 119 degrees.
    — Story, CNN, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Even so, this past week really tested my patience and my faith.
    — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
  • New York City-area commuters weren’t the only ones affected by the outage this past weekend.
    — Skylar Woodhouse, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Garwood was one of Los Gatos’ senior captains this past season.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Desert Vista hasn't won more than eight games in a season since then, going 4-21 in Walter Bonner's first year this past season.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Catherine had previously written to wish the guards good luck ahead of the Colonel’s Review this past weekend.
    — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
  • That outcome was still a risk, Mr. Alterman said in an interview this past week.
    — Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Peacock posted revenue of $1.0 billion for this past quarter, which was also down from Q1.
    — Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 23 July 2024
  • Teams also performed a second hot fire test of 27 of the 28 thrusters this past weekend to test their capability and recheck helium leaks.
    — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024

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