belated
Example Sentences
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Harry Maguire posed a belated threat as England resorted to long balls in the closing stages against Japan at Wembley.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
A belated recusal would be better than no recusal.
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026
He was then commissioned to write book reviews, and his belated career as a writer was underway.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
Mojica planned a belated coming out talk at dinner the night before; the discussion never happened.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
I’d missed the big coming-of-age party, but still, it didn’t seem like a good time to offer up any belated congrats.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
Vocabulary lists containing belated
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