How to Use of late in a Sentence

of late

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  • The show spotlights a topic that has been in the news plenty of late.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 July 2026
  • There were a huge number of late goals and a decent number of shocks.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 23 July 2026
  • Shares have been under pressure of late, falling for five weeks in a row.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • And for even more star style, see every major outfit of late here.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • Christian Rozeboom has missed some practice time of late but is likely a safe bet.
    — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Neon hasn’t done a ton of platform releases of late, even with some of its horror titles.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But Jackson has played sparingly of late, getting just one at-bat this month.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Others request videos of late grandparents as gifts for their own parents.
    — Arkansas Online, 11 July 2026
  • 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
  • Broadly, of late, hardware's been the winner, and software and services have been the losers.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 10 July 2026
  • Unlike some of the great comedic minds of late-night, Mindy Kaling loves to hear a compliment.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
  • 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
  • His compete level, which had been a selling point for years, has been inconsistent of late.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Those include China, where the company has seen sales decline of late .
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • That risk is of particular importance to bond investors of late.
    — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • Land use has been a contentious topic in El Dorado Hills of late.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • Europe’s crisis of late antiquity is worthy of study in and of itself.
    — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • First baseman Jake Bauers has been particularly hot at the plate of late.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • 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
  • But Piastri hasn’t looked quite as comfortable as Norris of late.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • The difference of late, is the ball off his bat is traveling, and traveling higher farther.
    — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • Announced just last week, fans are already in throes of excitement, with scores of late-night launch events lined up internationally.
    — Kyle MacNeill, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
  • While Burke and Kay have remained sharp, Castillo has been shaky, and Martin has been slumping of late.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • No longer reserved for the bedroom, nighties are officially the It dresses of late summer.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Its sweet scent carries memories of late winter afternoons in campagna beneath blustery gray skies.
    — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026
  • The measure would only go into effect if the Legislature sets aside money for it, as part of late amendments.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The swelter of late summer in New York City is notoriously gross.
    — Sidney Madden, VIBE.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • 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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