Examples of lately in a Sentence
He has been feeling better lately.
Lately, she has been worrying about her son.
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Authorities charged college student Tyler Robinson with the crime, but lately, a civil war has erupted among conservatives over conspiratorial claims that the Mossad had a hand in the murder.
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Trump was once highly critical of company founder Jeff Bezos, who also owns The Washington Post, but has been much less so lately.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
Philadelphia’s mass transit system has had a rough go of it lately.
—Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
Perhaps one day, technological advances will make animal models obsolete; lately, the White House has been promoting AI’s potential to replace some animal testing.
—Melanie D.g. Kaplan, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Trump was once highly critical of company founder Jeff Bezos, who also owns The Washington Post, but has been much less so lately.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
Philadelphia’s mass transit system has had a rough go of it lately.
—Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
Perhaps one day, technological advances will make animal models obsolete; lately, the White House has been promoting AI’s potential to replace some animal testing.
—Melanie D.g. Kaplan, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Lately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lately. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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lately
adverb
late·ly
ˈlāt-lē 
: not long ago
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