sooner or later

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Recent Examples of sooner or later Other Trump voters may begin to question their decision, sooner or later. Lluvia Gaucin, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025 Some earlier experiments hinted at temporary slowdowns in heating, but sooner or later the atoms always absorbed energy and lost their coherence. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2025 But sooner or later the fundamentals will take charge, and then, watch out for flying glass. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025 But one of us, sooner or later, will have to drown. Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sooner or later
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sooner or later
Adverb
  • But eventually the feeders were swarmed by what appeared to be thousands of bees.
    Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
  • In theory, that bear would eventually learn to stay away from those areas.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Rob’s dream was to someday retire, sell everything, and live on a boat in the Caribbean.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • But their absence matters less than knowing that someday they’ll be included in surveys as well.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Old wounds around education or beliefs finally have a chance to heal.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Yoshida’s leadoff single and Rafaela’s 33rd double finally knocked Mize out of the game in the seventh.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Sooner or later.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sooner%20or%20later. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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