How to Use of late in a Sentence
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The song is jazzy and evocative of late nights in smoky clubs.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026
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The milliner has been spending a lot of time in Australia of late.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
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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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Microsoft's stock has been struggling for much of the year but has been on a tear of late.
—Tom Rotunno, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
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Inter Miami has been stuck in a rut of late with just one win over the past eight games.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
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The combination of higher oil and yields has put pressure on stocks of late.
—Chloe Taylor,lee Ying Shan,fred Imbert, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
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Christian Rozeboom has missed some practice time of late but is likely a safe bet.
—Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
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Neon hasn’t done a ton of platform releases of late, even with some of its horror titles.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026
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In fact, the buzziest content on Peacock of late may be the stuff made for mobile.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 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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When a bullpen struggles as mightily as the Cubs’ has of late, these questions have to be asked.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 11 Sep. 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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In front of some monitors, commuters in overcoats were checking on the status of late trains home.
—Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 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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But risk has been on my mind of late, because, much to my own surprise, my relationship to it has been changing.
—Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 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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Broadcom has become a big disappointment of late, with shares only up about 6% for the year.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
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Biological age has been a big focus in research and armchair health of late.
—Korin Miller, Allure, 18 Sep. 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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The spacious, all-white kitchen has two islands, perfect for rolling out all that sourdough Swift has been baking of late.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 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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