Examples of latecomer in a Sentence
Latecomers had to park their cars far from the stadium.
Recent Examples on the Web
The brand was a relative latecomer as an active user of the app — ramping up its posts starting about a year ago — but has about 123,000 followers and has had several videos go viral.
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Julie Creswell, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The latecomers to the vigil are unlikely allies: two Republicans who favor tough law and order policies.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2024
Customers may see Chevy, Cadillac, Buick and GMC as latecomers compared with brands that have sold PHEVs all along, including Ford, Hyundai, Kia and Toyota.
—Detroit Free Press, 3 Feb. 2024
If there is a rush — a latecomer to a large party, someone who has to dash back to the office or a child — the ticket blinks.
—Jill Wendholt Silva, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
Meanwhile, digital leaders enjoyed 5% yearly sales growth from 2014 to 2022, outperforming digital followers (+2.6%) and digital latecomers (-0.4%), according to Retail Economics.
—Michelle Liang, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2024
There’s an attempt to group us into the component voices, but people want to sit next to their friends; the balcony is a catchall for latecomers.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2023
Last year’s show was so well-attended that latecomers stood behind the seating that surrounds the stage.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2023
As latecomers to the imperialist game, the Japanese had been fighting wars on the Asian continent since 1894.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
Julie Creswell, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The latecomers to the vigil are unlikely allies: two Republicans who favor tough law and order policies.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2024
Customers may see Chevy, Cadillac, Buick and GMC as latecomers compared with brands that have sold PHEVs all along, including Ford, Hyundai, Kia and Toyota.
—Detroit Free Press, 3 Feb. 2024
If there is a rush — a latecomer to a large party, someone who has to dash back to the office or a child — the ticket blinks.
—Jill Wendholt Silva, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
Meanwhile, digital leaders enjoyed 5% yearly sales growth from 2014 to 2022, outperforming digital followers (+2.6%) and digital latecomers (-0.4%), according to Retail Economics.
—Michelle Liang, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2024
There’s an attempt to group us into the component voices, but people want to sit next to their friends; the balcony is a catchall for latecomers.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2023
Last year’s show was so well-attended that latecomers stood behind the seating that surrounds the stage.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2023
As latecomers to the imperialist game, the Japanese had been fighting wars on the Asian continent since 1894.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
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First Known Use
1599, in the meaning defined above
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“Latecomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latecomer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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latecomer
noun
late·com·er
ˈlāt-ˌkəm-ər 
: one who arrives late
also
: one who has recently arrived
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