yesterday
adverb
on the day preceding this day.
yesterdays
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pluralof yesterday.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The two candidates who advance to the general election would be wise to offer Californians a hope for the future that doesn’t call back to our yesterdays.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
With both of us facing more yesterdays than tomorrows, I cop to midlife anxiety, feeling like time is running out for goals such as learning Spanish or how to swim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
More important may be simply having a reason to remember some of the yesterdays of a franchise that has 48 rich years of history.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
“Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day to the last syllable of recorded time. And all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death,” Browne said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
“You had all weekend to do it. And yesterdays study group?”
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
