How to Use the latter in a Sentence

the latter

noun

• This weekend, the path to the latter got off to a tough start.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2023
• More the former than the latter, but still, yes to both.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
• The performance marked the first time that Swift has played the latter tune on the guitar.
  — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024
• Thanks to its more compact size, the latter makes the list of our favorite small phones.
  — PCMAG, 25 May 2024
• Once, when Michael and Ross were around 10 years old, the latter cut his finger, Michael said.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2023
• With the latter, the winner receives just over half that amount as a lump sum payment.
  — Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
• In the footage, Swift and Post Malone play ex-lovers, with the latter trying to save the singer who appears trapped in her own space.
  — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Apr. 2024
• Drought and deluge are both byproducts of climate change, but there’s little of the latter in the desert.
  — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
• One person said yes to the latter, and was not selected.
  — Graham Kates, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2023
• Richard and Arthur Sackler (the latter played by Clark Gregg) are fleshed out characters in the series.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2023
• Times vary by company, but can run from the latter half of February to the end of April, or even into the start of May.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2024
• With the latter, Johnson’s likely going to be keeping the ball.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
• Coach Anthony Becht chose the latter. Convert, and the Battlehawks would keep the ball.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 20 Feb. 2023
• The tops are single-lined and have either a straight or scalloped edge (the latter being our favorite).
  — Dana Leigh Smith, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2023
• Many pundits have noted that the first two states are deep blue and high tax while the latter are red and do not levy state income taxes.
  — Steve H. Hanke, National Review, 22 Nov. 2023
• The former would write songs and sing them, and the latter would help in the composition, handle backup vocals and play the ukulele.
  — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2023
• Since the latter is much shorter than the main book, it’s read far more often, and this has skewed the interpretation of Kant’s work as a whole.
  — Susan Neiman, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
• Adam is now in the latter stage of a career with ExxonMobil that has taken him to Norway and Houston.
  — Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 29 July 2023
• As Donald Trump showed in the latter part of his first term, controlling the border requires excluding the migrants from the U.S. in the first place.
  — The Editors, National Review, 6 Feb. 2024
• And on the latter, opponents have argued that the labor shortage didn’t just happen out of nowhere.
  — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 18 Apr. 2023
• The use of a homophobic slur was shouted most when US goalkeeper Matt Turner took a goal-kick in the latter stages of the match.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
• And the latter was one of the founding members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
  — Karl Rove, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2023
• The bodice section of the frock is equal parts chic mixed with a hint of Hollywood glamour, the latter is a mainstay for this red carpet darling.
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 25 July 2024
• The roof on the former opens to reveal starry skies, while the latter has a giant window designed for stargazing.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2023
• The sight of the latter's electric green-and-red plumage flitting among the branches grips me for several soothing minutes.
  — Noo Saro-Wiwa, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2023
• The Bronco Sport Heritage Editions lean more heavily on the latter, but to no detriment of the former.
  — James Lipman, Car and Driver, 15 Feb. 2023
• Songs of love and heartbreak for a generation who often knew too little about the former and too much about the latter.
  — Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
• Forever is a long time to be stuck with the wrong china (or spouse for that matter), but have no fear: Rachel Zoe is here to help brides and grooms-to-be (with the former, not the latter).
  — Lindzi Scharf, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2023
• On the second floor sits the primary suite with a spacious bedroom and ensuite bath, with the latter including a soaking tub and dual steam showers.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2024
• Lower energy prices had an impact on the earnings of Exxon Mobil and Saudi Aramco, though the latter remains the world’s most profitable company for the third straight year, with $121 billion in earnings.
  — Amanda Loudin, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Oct 2024