belatedness
Example Sentences
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The future seems brighter than the past, however absurd the belatedness.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2021
A central part of literary critic Harold Bloom’s theory of artistic influence is belatedness, the feeling an artist experiences upon realizing that everything he or she hoped to say has already been said.
From Slate • Mar. 16, 2019
Rommel is all too aware of the belatedness of his efforts, and the fact that time is running out.
From The Guardian • Aug. 31, 2017
This sense of belatedness is the theme of “The Talos Project,” a somber and captivating video game by the Croatian studio Croteam.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 9, 2016
My wretchedness was heightened by the effect of this lonely Amen, whose belatedness he accentuated by the fervent manner in which he breathed it out.
From A Marriage at Sea by Russell, W. Clark (William Clark)
