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Examples of sooner or later in a Sentence
sooner or later, the police are going to track down the burglar
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And then, sooner or later, the whole truth will come out.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
And then sooner or later, the whole truth will come out.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2025
Other civic leaders predicted that, sooner or later, the chief would be held to account.
—Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Get ready for the next emergency Living in Southern California means another wildfire is coming sooner or later.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1577, in the meaning defined above
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“Sooner or later.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sooner%20or%20later. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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