Examples of lately in a Sentence
He has been feeling better lately.
Lately, she has been worrying about her son.
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The necessity of Onana staying fit has lately grown in importance.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Lawrence has had this effect lately, fashioning signature mid-career roles for the likes of Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso), Jason Segel (Shrinking) and Vince Vaughn (Bad Monkey).
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
By the end of the year, Alfred Tennyson, lately miserable, misanthropic, semi-broke, and semi-feral, had been made the Poet Laureate of England.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
But the company has been a hot mess lately.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Lawrence has had this effect lately, fashioning signature mid-career roles for the likes of Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso), Jason Segel (Shrinking) and Vince Vaughn (Bad Monkey).
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
By the end of the year, Alfred Tennyson, lately miserable, misanthropic, semi-broke, and semi-feral, had been made the Poet Laureate of England.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
But the company has been a hot mess lately.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Lately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lately. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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lately
adverb
late·ly
ˈlāt-lē 
: not long ago
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