tardy
Example Sentences
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In “Back to the Future,” Tolkan portrayed Vice Principal Gerald Strickland, who surveyed the school’s halls with a whistle around his neck and a tardy slip burning a hole in his pocket.
From Los Angeles Times
Teachers accepted tardy excuses from parents of students stuck in gas lines.
From Los Angeles Times
She told her teachers that she was still going to be tardy, and besides, she liked the exercise.
The latest, if tardy, look at the labor market wasn’t so bad at first glance.
From MarketWatch
The latest, if tardy, look at the labor market wasn’t so bad at first glance.
From MarketWatch
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