late arrival
Example Sentences
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Also take into consideration whether you’re an early arrival person or a late arrival person.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026
I’ll admit that I’m a late arrival to the Church of Cash.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
Given his late arrival, Yates played all of last season without a scholarship.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2025
This year’s fall in butterfly numbers is thought to have been made worse by the wet spring coupled with the late arrival of summer heat.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024
We had been tut-tutting from time to time all evening over Peter’s late arrival, but it never occurred to anyone that he wouldn’t turn up well ahead of takeoff.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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