Examples of lately in a Sentence
He has been feeling better lately.
Lately, she has been worrying about her son.
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While calls outnumber puts on an absolute basis, the rate of put buying has picked up lately.
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Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Jazz have another veteran big man who could interest rival teams in Lauri Markkanen, who has been the subject of trade rumors lately.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Drake isn’t the only person in the Degrassi-verse who’s been taking legal action lately.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Aside from Sandy Alcantara, the Marlins haven’t been able to rely on any of their other starting pitchers to give them much lately.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
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Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Jazz have another veteran big man who could interest rival teams in Lauri Markkanen, who has been the subject of trade rumors lately.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Drake isn’t the only person in the Degrassi-verse who’s been taking legal action lately.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Aside from Sandy Alcantara, the Marlins haven’t been able to rely on any of their other starting pitchers to give them much lately.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lately
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“Lately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lately. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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lately
adverb
late·ly
ˈlāt-lē 
: not long ago
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