How to Use of late in a Sentence
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The show spotlights a topic that has been in the news plenty of late.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 July 2026
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There were a huge number of late goals and a decent number of shocks.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 23 July 2026
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Shares have been under pressure of late, falling for five weeks in a row.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
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And for even more star style, see every major outfit of late here.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
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But Jackson has played sparingly of late, getting just one at-bat this month.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2026
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Others request videos of late grandparents as gifts for their own parents.
—Arkansas Online, 11 July 2026
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The singer, who recently released her first album in seven years, has been on quite the corset streak of late.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 6 July 2026
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Broadly, of late, hardware's been the winner, and software and services have been the losers.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 10 July 2026
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Unlike some of the great comedic minds of late-night, Mindy Kaling loves to hear a compliment.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
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As ever with young players, this list is volatile and there’s sure to be plenty of late-bloomers or those way off the radar who make their mark.
—Tom Bogert, New York Times, 9 July 2026
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His compete level, which had been a selling point for years, has been inconsistent of late.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
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Those include China, where the company has seen sales decline of late .
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
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That risk is of particular importance to bond investors of late.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 21 July 2026
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Land use has been a contentious topic in El Dorado Hills of late.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
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Europe’s crisis of late antiquity is worthy of study in and of itself.
—Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
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First baseman Jake Bauers has been particularly hot at the plate of late.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
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There is a chance of late-day pop-up showers and storms, mainly south of Philadelphia and areas down the shore.
—Bill Kelly, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
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But Piastri hasn’t looked quite as comfortable as Norris of late.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 July 2026
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The difference of late, is the ball off his bat is traveling, and traveling higher farther.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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The future of reaching fans of late-night humor may be digital, but there appears to be business to be done on television as well.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 13 July 2026
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My son’s two adult sons haven’t left the nest yet, and my own nest has been restocked of late by my college-grad granddaughter, who has been unable to find work in her field.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
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No longer reserved for the bedroom, nighties are officially the It dresses of late summer.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
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Its sweet scent carries memories of late winter afternoons in campagna beneath blustery gray skies.
—Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026
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The swelter of late summer in New York City is notoriously gross.
—Sidney Madden, VIBE.com, 19 Aug. 2026
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Latvia’s Ostapenko is playing with less pressure, but is just as prone to unraveling on court as Sabalenka has been of late.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 2 July 2026
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Everyone will be looking for leverage guys in the next nine days, and both Newcomb and Hicks have pitched well enough of late to be valuable chips.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
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Bellinger had struggled of late, posting just an 88 wRC+ in 44 games since Judge’s injury.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 28 July 2026
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One common result is paying obligations earlier than necessary to avoid the risk of late filings.
—Ryan Padget, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
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Given how Painter and Aaron Nola have pitched of late, there’s no reason for Cortes to be anything but a spot starter.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
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Like many Salvadoran journalists of late, Dada’s work has forced him into exile.
—Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026
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