How to Use as late as in a Sentence

as late as

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  • That means the start date ranges from as early as Nov. 17 to as late as Nov. 23.
    Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2022
  • And no one since has done it as late as the fourth inning (or beyond).
    Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • There were open flames at the site as late as 9:30 a.m., about six hours after the initial blaze.
    Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
  • If the Fed does cut rates twice in 2024, the first one may not occur until as late as fall.
    Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2023
  • His shift began at 7 a.m. and lasted as late as 10 p.m., with no days off.
    Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 17 July 2024
  • For days, day and night, sometimes as late as 9:30 p.m., Gierisch wrote back to the angry emailers.
    Will Carless, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2022
  • The team has the option to extend the lease, under which the Angels pay no rent, until as late as 2038.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Others start menopause as early as 35 or as late as 60.
    Korin Miller, Health, 19 May 2024
  • The bill would let teens work as early as 5:30 a.m. and as late as midnight on days before school.
    Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The 10-year-old employees, who were not paid, sometimes worked as late as 2 a.m.
    Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
  • Might the site be the famed House of Wisdom, the seat of Islamic learning as late as the mid-13th century?
    Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The black nymphs begin to appear as early as April and as late as July.
    Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2023
  • The Orioles’ run could extend as late as November, if the team makes it to the final game of the World Series.
    Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2023
  • World Cup games have kicked off as late as 10 p.m. local time while others have been played in the heat of the desert afternoon.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2022
  • In the past, the academy started to plan for the Oscars as late as November.
    Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
  • For bargain hunters, the best time to go is as late as possible, Brannon says.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Some have moved from May to June, others as late as September.
    Umar Shakir, The Verge, 3 May 2024
  • The earliest arrival time for storms in the central part of the state is noon with an exit as late as 6 a.m. Wednesday.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Most states open their polls at 7 a.m. local, but some start voting as early as 5 a.m. or as late as 10 a.m.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Many of us like to spend as much time in our pajamas as late as possible on the weekends, right?
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Most states open their polls at 7 a.m. local time, but some start voting as early as 5 a.m. or as late as 10 a.m.
    Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The switchover could come as early as Sunday, or as late as Monday or Tuesday.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The Catholic church had to step in, with local priests convincing their parishioners that potatoes were safe to eat as late as 1786.
    Julia Buckley, CNN, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Other graves and artifacts around her tomb date to as late as 200 years after her death.
    Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2023
  • But a person may start to feel sick as early as a week after the bite and as late as a year after, the agency cautions.
    Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 1 July 2023
  • Return to menu Adams Morgan is home to many slice shops, but none are open as late as Duccini’s.
    Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
  • And in some particularly wet years, snow can fall as late as April.
    Jack Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Based on comments by the development team, many were expecting the next wipe to arrive right at the end of the year, perhaps as late as the 30th.
    Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, as late as 1990, nearly half of the private sector workforce had access to a pension.
    Byanne Lester, Fortune, 3 July 2024
  • Sip on rich Yemeni lattes with a camel design atop and Adeni chais in small glass cups paired with saffron milk cakes and honeycomb breads as late as 1 a.m. on weekends.
    Hira Qureshi, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025

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