How to Use early/late in the game in a Sentence

early/late in the game

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  • Most of it came on drives late in the first half and late in the game.
    Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Johnson had a nice fourth-down pass breakup late in the game.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Still, late in the game, the Ravens had a chance to even it or win.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Raven said his team’s size advantage helped late in the game.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Turner’s home run early in the game got us off to a good start.
    Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 8 Apr. 2023
  • But time wasn’t on the Gators side as they were forced to foul late in the game.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Among the group was Disu, who had missed some easy shots early in the game.
    Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • At the plate, the Twins set the tone fairly early in the game.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2024
  • The pair came up in key spots early in the game and didn’t deliver.
    James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024
  • Tight end Luke Deal was hurt in the game too, but briefly returned late in the game.
    Matt Cohen | [email protected], al, 19 Sep. 2023
  • He was benched late in the game for Mac Jones to protect him from injury.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
  • The one sustained drive, late in the game, on which Daniels threw the ball downfield was their best.
    Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The Blueshirts had the B’s hemmed in for several shifts late in the game.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Devoe’s key three late in the game helped the Blazers hold off the Spurs.
    Afentres, oregonlive, 9 July 2023
  • His 26-yard scramble on third down kept alive a drive late in the game that gave the Bears a chance.
    Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Right tackle Rob Havenstein left late in the game and did not return.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Shamet scored 19 behind a barrage of 3-pointers late in the game.
    The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2023
  • The Rangers’ power play made a big difference early in the game.
    Antwan Staley, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2024
  • However, the offense stalled out in the fourth inning and added just a single run late in the game.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
  • There’s no doubt that LeDee would love some do-overs late in the game against the Broncos.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Spencer Steer also added a homer late in the game to put the cherry on top of the victory.
    Sam Joseph, CNN, 10 July 2024
  • Both teams went scoreless for over two minutes late in the game, the score locked at 97-96.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Still, the 15-yard penalty kept the Chiefs' drive alive and gave them a boost early in the game.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
  • New York, on the other hand, cannot help but feel the heartbreak from blowing such a big lead late in the game.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
  • But Stone, 25, could only laugh late in the game as the Packers pulled away.
    Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Philly's defense intercepted Love twice in the first half and forced a turnover on downs late in the game.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
  • His fastball sat in the low 90s throughout the game and touched 95 mph early in the game.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
  • McKinney covered a lot of ground and picked off a Will Levis moon ball late in the game.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Theodore fired a shot from the point early in the game that was blocked by Boldy, who then raced down the ice for a breakaway goal to open the scoring.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The Niners are a bit late in the game to hire a DC, having just played a game on Sunday.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024

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