How to Use lately in a Sentence

lately

adverb

• Lately, she has been worrying about her son.
• He has been feeling better lately.
• Uh … has Roberts seen what Ohtani has done at the plate lately?
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
• The icon has been pumping out a ton of projects lately.
  — Celeste Polanco, Essence, 13 Mar. 2024
• The singing, as has often been the case lately at L.A. Opera, remains the thing.
  — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
• There’s a few Rush songs that have been on my mind lately.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024
• And the Herald seems to be getting a lot of news lately.
  — Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
• Well, the deep sea has certainly been in the news lately.
  — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2023
• From one icon to the next. Kylie has been wearing a ton of Gaultier lately.
  — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 12 May 2023
• Yet hope has been hard to come by lately, and there are a few reasons why.
  — Jennifer Moss, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2024
• The Atlantic has been quiet lately but had a busy start to the season.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 19 Aug. 2023
• But lately, a degree hasn’t been the same surefire way to land a job.
  — Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
• A lot of plays, movies, and TV series have lately been trying to figure out the same thing.
  — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
• The concert has long been sold out, but Nadel’s focus lately has been the auction.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
• His firm stance on punching Nazis has lately been praised.
  — Christopher Heaney, The New Yorker, 18 June 2023
• But he's been talking lately more and more about telling his mom and he re-proposed.
  — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2023
• The ribbed knit is stylish, and the foldover collar reminds us of the preppy look that Katie Holmes has been wearing lately.
  — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
• The issue of cracks has been a hot topic on r/Vision Pro lately.
  — Jody Serrano / Gizmodo, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2024
• So how come adults lately have been willing to spend so much money on toys to relive the past?
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 21 Oct. 2023
• But lately, even in the Marina, there was no escaping the rest of the city’s problems.
  — Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2023
• But lately, there have been a number that look rusty—orange, even.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 29 May 2024
• The Oscar winner isn’t the only one to try out the peekaboo look lately.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2024
• Prices have lately been rising at a pace that is much slower than last year but still too high.
  — James Freeman, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023
• Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has been in the spotlight lately, and not in a good way.
  — Norman J. Ornstein, The New Republic, 11 Sep. 2023
• Harvey’s textured Parisian fit is one of many notable looks the star has rocked lately.
  — Victoria K. Hunt, Robb Report, 10 May 2023
• This is down slightly from Thursday, but the count hasn’t been moving too much lately.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
• And lately, one pair of supportive shoes has reigned supreme in her lineup.
  — Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
• Mena, who for the record has appeared darker and darker lately, has two kids with Samuels: a young daughter and son.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 31 Aug. 2023
• The deal seemingly throws shade at other meal deals introduced lately.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
• His age and medical condition have made Oscar more of a homebody lately, which means a lot of sleeping on office desks, chairs and cabinets.
  — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024