How to Use since in a Sentence

since

1 of 2 adverb
Definition of sincenext
Synonyms for sincenext
  • He left home two years ago and has since become a soldier.
  • She graduated four years ago and has since married.
  • But in the months since, prices are far off their peaks.
    — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The court has since sawed away at part of that backlog.
    — Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2021
  • The size of the checks has been set by lawmakers since.
    — Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The song has since been a staple of all three artists’ sets.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The student has since recovered and is back on the field.
    — cleveland, 14 Aug. 2020
  • No one then or since has played the game quite like Maradona.
    — Ryu Spaeth, The New Republic, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Anyone that bought in on the hype has lost money since.
    — Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 14 Nov. 2021
  • Gators fans have had him in their crosshairs ever since.
    — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Five years later, the couple tied the knot and have come a long way since.
    — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 22 Apr. 2020
  • In the seven months since, the shock and mystery remain.
    — Steve Helling, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2022
  • That’s about the only news that has ever come out about the project in the five years since.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Wesson has held down the job since and looks like a budding star.
    — cleveland.com, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Still, she has been drawn to tightknit teams ever since.
    — Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2020
  • Welch and her team have since located more than a dozen girls who were at the site.
    — Priscilla Alvarez, CNN, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Last quarter the brand was steadily in fifth place but has since made a long jump.
    — Essence Fashion Editors, Essence, 21 July 2023
  • The rate of shots has since declined and is now roughly a million per day.
    — Josh Wingrove, Fortune, 7 July 2021
  • But in the years since, this fast and furious pace of change hasn’t slowed.
    — Jill Standish, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Clark and his team have welcomed folks in need ever since.
    — Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2017
  • In the four decades since, Owens and Athey have remained friends.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2021
  • It has since been featured at a dozen film festivals around the world.
    — ProPublica, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Gillian, who works in HR, jumped to the task and hasn’t stopped since.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2020
  • But don’t get any big ideas, hackers—all the flaws have since been fixed.
    — WIRED, 5 Aug. 2023
  • It's believed the jail he was housed in may have since been demolished.
    — Anna Douglas, charlotteobserver, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Laura Whitmore has been since named as the show's new host.
    — James Hibberd, EW.com, 4 May 2020
  • But in the months since, market volatility has shot up.
    — Akane Otani, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Your dad has been there for you since long before social media was a thing.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 22 Apr. 2021
  • In the 40 years since, the paper — and our city — have seen a lot.
    — NOLA.com, 7 Dec. 2020
  • No one in her family has heard from her since, police say.
    — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 23 Mar. 2018
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since

2 of 2 preposition
  • Since the party, she has not spoken to him at all.
  • I haven't seen him since yesterday.
  • I haven't eaten since breakfast.
  • The company has been in its present location since the beginning of the century.
  • We've been waiting for you since 10 o'clock.
  • But it's been a while since he's been in the spotlight.
    — Sam Escobar, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2018
  • The protests against the protests have since spread – led by students of color.
    — Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The holder of the ticket has since gone to court to preserve her anonymity.
    — Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Social workers say most of them haven’t left the site since the search began.
    — Time, 30 June 2018
  • Five more senators have since added their names, but the bill hasn't yet gone anywhere.
    — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 16 May 2019
  • Ben’s one of the few who’ve been with me since that first presidential campaign.
    — Bridget Read, Vogue, 13 July 2018
  • Chestnut has since become the face of the sport, while his chief nemesis no longer competes in the gastro-throw down.
    — Chuck Barney, The Mercury News, 1 July 2019
  • The video has since been taken down, though mirrors of it remain on YouTube.
    — Megan Farokhmanesh, The Verge, 1 June 2018
  • Countless major leaguers have done the same thing since free agency came into play.
    — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 12 Apr. 2019
  • Peyton was found as a stray in the Cole and Franklin area and has been a little timid at the shelter since her arrival.
    — idahostatesman, 26 Dec. 2017
  • This is the weakest region, which is justified since Virginia is the top seed.
    — Joe Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Williams' act of kindness has since gone viral on social media.
    — CBS News, 12 Mar. 2018
  • What's transpired since this announcement has been confusing, to say the least.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 23 Apr. 2019
  • That's hard to believe now, since Kate is one of the busiest, hardest working people on the planet.
    — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 23 Dec. 2018
  • And everything that could have gone wrong for Big Baller Brand in the two years since has indeed gone wrong.
    — Andrew Joseph, For The Win, 16 July 2019
  • Relatives of Till who have tried to get the case reopened since the release of the book, are grateful for the newfound efforts.
    — Jasmine Hardy, Essence.com, 12 July 2018
  • The same theory could be applied to plenty of future items that Markle dons, or even past items that have since sold out.
    — Rachel King, Fortune, 13 July 2018
  • As for the Hodges Small Cap Fund, its performance has since turned down.
    — Kirsten Grind, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2017
  • For generations since then, it has been played on school campuses.
    — Jameelah Nasheed, Teen Vogue, 15 May 2019
  • Lee’s been decorating cakes ever since and was able to get jobs at grocery store bakeries with her skills.
    — Leah Asmelash, charlotteobserver, 12 July 2018
  • The relatable scenario has since gone viral on Twitter.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 19 Feb. 2019
  • Seven children have died in U.S. custody since last year.
    — James Sergent, USA Today, 16 July 2019
  • Swimsuit shopping has gotten a little better since then.
    — Glamour, 20 May 2019
  • Both officers have since been released from the hospital, police said.
    — Becky Jacobs, Post-Tribune, 1 June 2018
  • Bell has been a participant of the Explorer Scout program since high school.
    — Tracy Trobridge, Howard County Times, 12 July 2018

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