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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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Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later — an older gentleman took a shine to the widow Matty Matlock.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
Delaying engagement, sooner or later, can lead to frustration and widen emotional gaps.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
The big difference between me and Angela is that both of the main guys in her life, Jordan Catalano and Brian Krakow, sooner or later fell in love with her, and that never happened to me in high school.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
That’s the risk in raving about something destined to be seen sooner or later on a small screen.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
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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 23 Nov. 2024.
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