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Examples of latterly in a Sentence
He devoted his time to painting, sculpture, and, latterly, to gardening.
he had been a teacher, a librarian, and some years latterly, a novelist
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Based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s classic Tamil-language novel, the film, set in the 10th century, revolves around the early life of Chola Prince Arunmozhi Varman who was latterly known as the great Chola emperor Raja Raja Chola and was the most powerful king in South India at the time.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Aug. 2022
Rawlings’ initially chaotic, then authoritarian, latterly democratic, rule by hook or by crook managed to take Ghana through the uncertainties of the 1970s to the political balance and comparative economic equilibrium of the 1990s and into the 21st century.
—Jeffrey Haynes, Quartz Africa, 13 Nov. 2020
Poh Lin Ho, who had been with Vision Plus Entertainment for nearly 40 years, latterly as its CEO, is stepping down from the business.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 24 Apr. 2023
But the company had latterly taken the decision to focus on developing a different view of risk and therefore understanding it better.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
Two genera only, Elephas and Loxodonta, were latterly contemporaries of man and both of these died out shortly before man's disappearance, leaving no descendants.
—Discover Magazine, 31 May 2018
This year, bilateral relations have worsened further with differences over Russia’s war in Ukraine, and latterly Taiwan, polarizing their leaders.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 8 Aug. 2022
Mayer was instrumental in the development of Disney+ before moving to TikTok and latterly to sports streamer DAZN and to Candle Media.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 28 July 2022
Felisa is already a non-executive director of Aston Martin, but previously worked at Ferrari for 26 years, leading road car development for much of that time and latterly as the Italian company’s CEO.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 4 May 2022
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Aug. 2022
Rawlings’ initially chaotic, then authoritarian, latterly democratic, rule by hook or by crook managed to take Ghana through the uncertainties of the 1970s to the political balance and comparative economic equilibrium of the 1990s and into the 21st century.
—Jeffrey Haynes, Quartz Africa, 13 Nov. 2020
Poh Lin Ho, who had been with Vision Plus Entertainment for nearly 40 years, latterly as its CEO, is stepping down from the business.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 24 Apr. 2023
But the company had latterly taken the decision to focus on developing a different view of risk and therefore understanding it better.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
Two genera only, Elephas and Loxodonta, were latterly contemporaries of man and both of these died out shortly before man's disappearance, leaving no descendants.
—Discover Magazine, 31 May 2018
This year, bilateral relations have worsened further with differences over Russia’s war in Ukraine, and latterly Taiwan, polarizing their leaders.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 8 Aug. 2022
Mayer was instrumental in the development of Disney+ before moving to TikTok and latterly to sports streamer DAZN and to Candle Media.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 28 July 2022
Felisa is already a non-executive director of Aston Martin, but previously worked at Ferrari for 26 years, leading road car development for much of that time and latterly as the Italian company’s CEO.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 4 May 2022
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First Known Use
1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Latterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latterly. Accessed 21 Sep. 2023.
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latterly
adverb
lat·ter·ly
ˈlat-ər-lē 
: during a recent period
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