Sentences with late
late
L l - It was late in the afternoon. [+ in]
- The talks eventually broke down in late spring.
- Recent air traffic issues last week caused thousands of travelers to revise their plans late in the week.
- Tramadol has been used as an analgesic since the late 1970s.
- It was very late and the streets were deserted.
- Steve arrived late.
- You might decide to stay up late to finish and then you are taking away sleep time.
- If you think it's too late to date, just ask 84-year-old Charlotte.
- We went to bed very late.
- ...my late husband.
- Since late can mean deceased, many people think it is better to avoid using this word to refer to the person who held a post or position before its present holder: the previous (not the late) editor of The Times
- ...Cousin Zachary, late of Bellevue Avenue. [+ of]
- The train was late
- A late marriage
- The late evening
- It was late
- His late remarks on industry
- My late grandfather
- The late manager of this firm
- He arrived late
- She married late
- As late as yesterday he was selling books
- The late afternoon, a late party
- The late Middle Ages
- A late news bulletin
- The late allies
- late frosts; a late spring.
- A late business meeting.
- A late hour.
- A late news bulletin.
- The late attorney general.
- The late Mr. Phipps.
- A late marriage.
- The late phase of feudalism.
- To arrive late.
- To work late.
- The flowers keep their blossoms late in warm climates.
- A man late of Chicago, now living in Philadelphia.
- The days have been getting warmer of late.
- It was late in the evening when we finally arrived.
- It was getting late and I was tired.
- Late Latin is less fully inflected than classical Latin.
- Even though we drove as fast as we could, we were still late. Panos was so late that he arrived at the meeting after Antonio, who had the excuse of being in hospital for most of the night.
- I'm late, honey. Could you buy a test?
- To Edward […] he was terrible, nerve-inflaming, poisonously asphyxiating. He sat rocking himself in the late Mr. Churchill's swing chair, smoking and twaddling.
- The late bishop of London; the late administration
- We drove as fast as we could, but we still arrived late.
- Colonel Easterwood, late of the 34th Carbines, was a guest at the dinner party.