belatedly
Example Sentences
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When Mortensen belatedly attempts to help Indy, Paul screams at him to “get away from my child.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
The idea of history being celebrated and preserved courses through “Once Upon a Time in Harlem,” a conversational documentary belatedly assembled from a 1972 gathering of Harlem Renaissance giants at Duke Ellington’s apartment.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026
The best international artist category belatedly reflects the rise of Latin music, with Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny and Spanish iconoclast Rosalía receiving the genre's first ever Brit nominations.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
On Thursday the government belatedly said it would implement the recommendations of its own special envoy on antisemitism, which it ignored for nearly six months.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
“Ollie's not really a friend, Papa. He's just—” I realize, belatedly, that any way I qualify the statement will only bring suspicion.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
