Examples of sooner or later in a Sentence
sooner or later, the police are going to track down the burglar
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Expect the melting ice cube metaphor to come into play sooner or later as well.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Like many in the auto industry, Sonic Automotive is warning that sooner or later, prices will rise or automakers will start cutting features to stabilize costs.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
If the club can continue the deep playoff runs, sooner or later, the Oilers will cash the sixth Stanley Cup win in franchise history.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Every President, sooner or later, misbehaves.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Sooner or later.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sooner%20or%20later. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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