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