Examples of lately in a Sentence
He has been feeling better lately.
Lately, she has been worrying about her son.
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Consider the recent struggles of The Gap and J Crew, to name but two former success stories that have lately found the going hard.
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Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
The Sun has been particularly active lately as it's reached the peak of its 11-year solar cycle.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 21 July 2025
But lately his tone deafness is so jarring that even the political party that used to regard him as royalty is starting to get sick of him.
—Grace Curley, Boston Herald, 21 July 2025
There’s a flip side to this, and it’s become more common lately: negative leverage.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 19 July 2025
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Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
The Sun has been particularly active lately as it's reached the peak of its 11-year solar cycle.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 21 July 2025
But lately his tone deafness is so jarring that even the political party that used to regard him as royalty is starting to get sick of him.
—Grace Curley, Boston Herald, 21 July 2025
There’s a flip side to this, and it’s become more common lately: negative leverage.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 19 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for lately
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“Lately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lately. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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lately
adverb
late·ly
ˈlāt-lē 
: not long ago
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