like just yesterday vs like only yesterday

Both "like just yesterday" and "like only yesterday" are correct, commonly used phrases in English. They are interchangeable and convey the same meaning. The choice between the two depends on the writer's personal preference or the specific context in which they are used.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express that something feels as if it happened very recently.

"like just yesterday"

This phrase is used to emphasize that a past event or situation feels very close in time, as if it happened just the day before.

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Seems like just yesterday he was your driver.
It seems like just yesterday when I was teaching you to drive.
It seems like just yesterday that we started the show, with the original Krusketeers.
Seems like just yesterday you were aide to the deputy director.
Seems like just yesterday you were in diapers.
It seems like just yesterday you were writing gadget reviews for the magazine.
Seems like just yesterday me and Abed dined and ditched here.
Daphne, J.J., it seems like just yesterday I was babysitting you, - and now...
Seems like just yesterday we took him in as a baby.
It seems like just yesterday Krusty stole his first joke from me.
Though it seems like just yesterday Serena and I were 8 and playing dress-up in my mother's vintage manolos, my 18th birthday has finally arrived.
It seems like just yesterday you were checking under the bed every night, promising her that monsters aren't real.
Wow. Seems like just yesterday I did so many different things that I remember...
It seems like just yesterday we were at this same hospital waiting for little Jake to arrive.
Doesn't it seem like just yesterday we were doing the show back in Chicago, dreaming about being in the movies?
It seems like just yesterday she was this tiny little nugget, and now she's up and, like, experiencing life, you know?
Seems like just yesterday me and Abed dined and ditched here.
Seems like just yesterday my dad picked me up after my first year at college.
So crazy, it feels like just yesterday she was this sweet young innocent girl, using the word suck-stick without knowing what it meant.
Seems like just yesterday he was an adorable, chubby-cheeked little boy catching a Frisbee on the beach in Santa Monica.

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like only yesterday
as if it were just yesterday
as if it happened just yesterday
as if it was just yesterday
like it was just yesterday

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to convey the idea that something feels as if it occurred very recently.

"like only yesterday"

This phrase is used to indicate that a past event or situation feels very fresh in memory, as if it happened just the day before.

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Feels like only yesterday that I was bitten by your tiny dog.
Some days it feels like only yesterday.
It feels like only yesterday that I was born during the 1984 Olympics, a young Jewess,
It feels like only yesterday you were in my gym class, Jenna.
It seemed like only yesterday that Manny was hot for me, and he's not anymore.
It seem like only yesterday the party would go on forever but in just 12 short months the place known as America's Spring Break Capital has become a virtual ghost town.
- Must seem like only yesterday.

Alternatives:

like just yesterday
as if it were only yesterday
as if it happened only yesterday
as if it was only yesterday
like it was only yesterday

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