How to Use late in life in a Sentence
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One of the nice things about getting married so late in life is the guest list sure is small!
— Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 1 June 2024 -
Christy Vincent came out as gay fairly late in life, at the age of 39.
— David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024 -
First ball up: men who leave their wives late in life for other men.
— Maria Fontoura, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2022 -
The list of artists who made new and vibrant work late in life is astounding.
— Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023 -
My brother and his wife, somewhat late in life, now have three kids.
— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022 -
From birth to late in life, your birthday could trigger a change in tax status.
— Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024 -
Trump was a celebrity outsider who became a politician late in life.
— Joel Mathis, The Week, 14 Sep. 2022 -
Opsimath: a person who begins to learn, or blooms, late in life.
— Jessica Wang, EW.com, 21 Jan. 2022 -
Kennedy mostly stays at home these days and, this late in life, doesn’t expect the recognition she’s been denied.
— Scott Brown, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022 -
The book tells the story of Dawson’s life, from segregation and the civil rights movement to learning to read late in life.
— Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2022 -
Marconi, among many claims to fame late in life, was tapped to create Vatican Radio in 1931.
— Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2023 -
Stoppard is not the first major playwright to pen a revealing bookend late in life.
— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2022 -
But there is something so tender and loving about seeing the emotional power in force of late in life.
— Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022 -
Thomas, who died in 1978, was an African American artist who received her accolades late in life.
— Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021 -
Admittedly, a roadblock to lifting weights late in life is achy joints.
— Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2023 -
Stepping into the role of a caregiver late in life has been a journey of learning and adaptation.
— Eleanore Catolico, Detroit Free Press, 16 Jan. 2024 -
But the project will take many years to complete; a team of researchers will study the guide dogs until their retirement, to watch for diseases that develop late in life.
— Sabrina Weiss, Wired, 6 Dec. 2021 -
Still active in the community until late in life, John died Aug. 25 at her home in Los Angeles.
— Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 -
Jimmy is a man of faith, having converted to Catholicism late in life, and Bill McGurn was his sponsor and godfather.
— Paul A. Gigot, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022 -
My first set of silk pajamas came relatively late in life.
— Mariam Rahmani, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024 -
The artist began painting relatively late in life for that era, starting in his early 30s.
— Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2022 -
Subsequent scenes and episodes tackle the struggles Buck has with coming out late in life, including figuring out who to come out to and how to date men.
— Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024 -
The book will explore Shannon's family life and her relationship with her father, who came out late in life.
— Rachel Yang, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2021 -
Taylor Wilson: Medora, a lot of older Americans want to stay at home as long as possible late in life.
— Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023 -
This increase in amyloid was consistent regardless of whether the onset of the mother’s symptoms was early or late in life.
— Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 26 June 2024 -
Magic happens with the special one, a bond created that gives that new human the chance to experience pure love, a feeling that can come back even late in life.
— oregonlive, 10 Dec. 2021 -
On top of that, Baby Boomers are staying in their homes relatively late in life, which further restricts supply.
— Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2022 -
People who carried debt over time reported worse physical health late in life.
— Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021 -
Such stars can grow puffy late in life and blow off lingering shells of gas and dust from their outer atmospheres well in advance of expiring as supernovae.
— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 21 July 2023 -
Sweet Sue is an intimate comedy-drama that delves into finding love late in life.
— Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2022
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