Examples of lately in a Sentence
He has been feeling better lately.
Lately, she has been worrying about her son.
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Most of it -- more than $67 million -- had been spent by Cornyn's campaign and allied groups, much of it attacking Paxton, but also lately trying to keep Hunt from advancing.
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Thomas Beaumont, Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2026
Most of it — more than $67 million — had been spent by Cornyn’s campaign and allied groups, much of it attacking Paxton, but also lately trying to keep Hunt from advancing.
—Thomas Beaumont, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
But Adebayo and Ware have been better lately, entering the mid-February All-Star break with some momentum.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
Most of it — more than $67 million — had been spent by Cornyn’s campaign and allied groups, much of it attacking Paxton, but also lately trying to keep Hunt from advancing.
—Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
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Thomas Beaumont, Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2026
Most of it — more than $67 million — had been spent by Cornyn’s campaign and allied groups, much of it attacking Paxton, but also lately trying to keep Hunt from advancing.
—Thomas Beaumont, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
But Adebayo and Ware have been better lately, entering the mid-February All-Star break with some momentum.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
Most of it — more than $67 million — had been spent by Cornyn’s campaign and allied groups, much of it attacking Paxton, but also lately trying to keep Hunt from advancing.
—Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Lately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lately. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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lately
adverb
late·ly
ˈlāt-lē 
: not long ago
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