tardier; tardiest
Examples of tardy in a Sentence
Adjective
She was tardy to work.
They were tardy in filing the application.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2026
Justice Amy Coney Barrett, writing for the 5-4 majority, wrote that federal election statutes -- which say nothing about ballot receipt -- do not override states' ability to set their own policies for handling tardy votes by mail.
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Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
29 June 2026
During one confessional, the model gave Zverev grief for always being tardy.
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Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
And the chronically tardy Giannis Antetokounmpo leaks his desire to be traded to ESPN, while maintaining plausible deniability.
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Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
16 May 2026
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Adjective
Machado, who was shifted over and essentially playing in the shortstop position, fielded the ball and diverted his route to go put a tag on Hoerner before making a tardy throw to first base.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2026
Justice Amy Coney Barrett, writing for the 5-4 majority, wrote that federal election statutes -- which say nothing about ballot receipt -- do not override states' ability to set their own policies for handling tardy votes by mail.
—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
29 June 2026
During one confessional, the model gave Zverev grief for always being tardy.
—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
And the chronically tardy Giannis Antetokounmpo leaks his desire to be traded to ESPN, while maintaining plausible deniability.
—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
16 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for tardy
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“Tardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tardy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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