How to Use lately in a Sentence

lately

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• Lately, she has been worrying about her son.
• He has been feeling better lately.
• And where is your head at lately?
  — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
• Life has been a bit…edgy lately.
  — Usa Today, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
• The project has been on his mind lately.
  — Steven Sloan, Fortune, 9 May 2026
• Chisholm hasn’t had the best luck with foul balls lately.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026
• But that kind of sums up these Cubs lately.
  — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026
• Megan Roup has been through a lot of change lately.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 25 Aug. 2025
• The '50s have been a lot on my mind lately.
  — Amanda Le, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
• So what’s been going on in the news lately?
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
• One of my favorite sources of good news lately?
  — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 25 June 2026
• There have been a lot of monster movies out there lately.
  — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
• But there have been a lot of huge moments here lately.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
• The kitchen in our small house has been running cold lately.
  — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
• Feels short compared to a lot of movies lately.
  — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
• And lately, there have been a lot of extras.
  — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
• Man, it’s been every week here lately for me.
  — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 10 June 2026
• This has been going on for years but is much worse lately.
  — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
• That said, the price of silver has been volatile lately.
  — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
• There’s been a lot of that going around lately.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
• Those have been as fragile as the wood slats on that bridge lately.
  — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
• That's part of what's been weighing on gold lately.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
• Been through its parking lot maze lately?
  — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
• That refuge may be less quiet, lately.
  — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
• Have your walls been looking dingy lately?
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
• But lately, things have changed between us.
  — Julie Klausner, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
• And there’s been plenty of both lately.
  — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026
• Been to the gas station lately?
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
• Yet hope has been hard to come by lately, and there are a few reasons why.
  — Jennifer Moss, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2024
• He’s been marching a lot lately.
  — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025