tardy

Example Sentences

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Teachers accepted tardy excuses from parents of students stuck in gas lines.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

She told her teachers that she was still going to be tardy, and besides, she liked the exercise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

The latest, if tardy, look at the labor market wasn’t so bad at first glance.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 20, 2025

Not even these goals were as tardy as Rio Ngumoha's 100th-minute strike on Monday night, however.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

This is where she gets to call out the names of anyone late on their dues or tardy for meetings or not fulfilling their philanthropic duties.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett