You could say : The most recent thing I heard was that the cat could jump higher than I thought.
My grandmothers fall has not been recent.
A sentence w/ the word recent is "i went on a recent trip to Jamacia
"This is a recent question on WikiAnswers."The recent attack put them on guard.
We have seen much change in this recent decade.
In recent times, financial problems are rife.The recent storm caused a lot of damage.
The recent flooding was due to the excessive rain. He was a recent widower and still not interested in dating.
Students studied the weather front that caused the recent hurricane.
In recent years there has been an increase in homeless people.
The recent trauma from the fall made my feet swell
The recent publication of her book made the writer very proud.
He was caught up in a state of phesation as he pondered the significance of his recent discovery.
I am disgusted by your recent behaviour.He was always disgusted by the taste of blue cheese.