How to Use as late as in a Sentence

as late as

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  • And no one since has done it as late as the fourth inning (or beyond).
    Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • And in some particularly wet years, snow can fall as late as April.
    Jack Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Many of us like to spend as much time in our pajamas as late as possible on the weekends, right?
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Dobbins could be a league-winning running back if healthy, and he could be drafted in as late as the ninth round.
    Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • For bargain hunters, the best time to go is as late as possible, Brannon says.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Johnson could also be a smart depth pick in this year’s draft, going as late as round 12 in ten-team leagues.
    Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The black nymphs begin to appear as early as April and as late as July.
    Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2023
  • This can be as early as March and as late as May for northern locations.
    Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Other graves and artifacts around her tomb date to as late as 200 years after her death.
    Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2023
  • Some have moved from May to June, others as late as September.
    Umar Shakir, The Verge, 3 May 2024
  • But a person may start to feel sick as early as a week after the bite and as late as a year after, the agency cautions.
    Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 1 July 2023
  • If the Fed does cut rates twice in 2024, the first one may not occur until as late as fall.
    Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The weather service forecast predicts rain could last as late as Sunday.
    Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Wirt notes that some children may take independent steps as late as 17 or 18 months.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The switchover could come as early as Sunday, or as late as Monday or Tuesday.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Snowbowl has welcomed skiers as late as June and the first flakes can land as early as September.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Antonoff recalls working on final mixes as late as four in the morning, just hours before the album’s release.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Return to menu Adams Morgan is home to many slice shops, but none are open as late as Duccini’s.
    Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
  • In the past, the academy started to plan for the Oscars as late as November.
    Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
  • In areas with mild temperatures, planting can be done as late as December if the ground isn’t frozen.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Symptoms can begin as early as 24 hours or as late as two weeks after infection, the agency says.
    Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Symptoms can begin as early as 24 hours or as late as two weeks after infection, the agency says.
    Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • But as late as 6,000 years ago, both regions were comparatively lush and green.
    Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Wales started as a 20-point underdog but was trailing by only two points as late as the 68th minute.
    ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • In fact, as late as 1990, nearly half of the private sector workforce had access to a pension.
    Byanne Lester, Fortune, 3 July 2024
  • Some women may experience symptoms as early as their 30s or as late as their 50s.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Emails show Botstein had also planned to go to Epstein’s island as late as 2012.
    Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The team has the option to extend the lease, under which the Angels pay no rent, until as late as 2038.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
  • For a guy like Bryan, who was still in the Navy four years ago and was playing small clubs as late as 2022, crazy indeed.
    Joel Hoard, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
  • During especially snowy years, the resort has remained open as late as early August.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026

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