How to Use latecomer in a Sentence
latecomer
noun- Latecomers had to park their cars far from the stadium.
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And the change in the mortgage mix is luring the latecomers.
— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2017 -
Penn is 12, in his second year and a bit of a latecomer.
— Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2022 -
Once the door of the apartment was closed, latecomers were no longer welcome to join.
— Dana Hamilton, SELF, 25 Apr. 2018 -
And the latecomer to the race has surged in national polls lately.
— Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2020 -
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 -
The news follows plenty of latecomers to the battle royale genre, which all have a few things in common.
— Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2018 -
But the fund lagged the market for years afterwards; the latecomers (who invested the bulk of the money) lost out.
— The Economist, 6 June 2019 -
Ariel and Natasha were the only twins, and as latecomers they had been assigned the highest numbers.
— Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023 -
The door opened and two latecomers filed in, looking surprised at how little space was left in the classroom.
— Hazlitt, 10 May 2023 -
Auburn was a latecomer in the race for Langham, offering three weeks ago.
— Daniel Boyette, AL.com, 7 Feb. 2018 -
And there is a deal for the latecomers, Ringnald said: Anyone who comes in on Sunday can fill a grocery bag for $12.
— Margot Habiby, Dallas News, 11 Feb. 2020 -
And the latecomers grab it and become billionaires overnight.
— IEEE Spectrum, 8 Apr. 2021 -
Scott Leonard is no latecomer to the sustainable fashion game.
— Gail Goldberg, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2018 -
Now, latecomers who buy tickets on StubHub will pay nearly five times more for the same vantage point.
— Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 29 Feb. 2024 -
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 -
Or rotate dishes from the table to the fridge, and re-heat portions on paper plates (not plastic) for latecomers.
— Debbi Snook, cleveland.com, 31 Jan. 2018 -
The latecomers drifted away, to lick their wounds and their margarita glasses.
— Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Dec. 2017 -
The people continue pushing in, and a latecomer grabs the clipboard.
— Nyssa Kruse, courant.com, 12 July 2018 -
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 -
Shortages meant latecomers would find shelves bare apart from cans of pickled seaweed.
— Thomas Grove, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2018 -
Jonathan Briggs — a latecomer to the race — will be the new District 2 board member, representing the Greenbelt area.
— Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2022 -
In the grand epic of American history, the English were latecomers.
— J.h. Elliott, The New York Review of Books, 9 May 2019 -
Harris played on a travel A.A.U. team for the first time last summer, though finding the right team and standing out on a crowded club circuit was hard as a latecomer.
— Jenny Vrentas, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2023 -
American, the world's largest airline by most measures, is a latecomer to prepaid bags.
— Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY, 12 June 2019 -
Paxton's strategists likely view the US congressman, a latecomer to the race, as a threat who can draw away primary voters and force a runoff.
— James Moore, CNN, 28 Feb. 2022 -
Bullock, a latecomer to the crowded primary race, had been shut out of the previous debate.
— Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2019 -
Qatar has been a relative latecomer to the all-out influence war, but has gone on a hiring spree since early summer.
— Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2017 -
As the Red Wedding began, two latecomers in suits, carrying pizza boxes, beer, and lemonade, sat in front of us.
— Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2017 -
Quibi’s foray into the short-content realm was akin to the latecomer at a party—not exactly crashing it, but certainly not the guest of honor.
— Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 2024
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