latecomer

Example Sentences

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Latecomers put their pillows ever closer to the platform’s edge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

The 23-year-old, who is an editor for an online news platform for women and recently starred in Australian TV series "Latecomers", said it was hard growing up feeling different from the other kids.

From Reuters • Mar. 3, 2023

Latecomers, eventually, push the crowd’s size to 45,000 or so, but this does little to improve the atmosphere or the impression.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2021

Latecomers to the Britney saga might find it daunting to get up to speed.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2021

“The Old Gym. A quarter past twelve. Latecomers will receive a week’s detention. Absentees will be expelled. That is all.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell