How to Use latecomer in a Sentence

latecomer

noun
  • Latecomers had to park their cars far from the stadium.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • But Walsh is no latecomer to these racist ideas, from his early fascist stirrings as a talk show radio host until today.
    Indigo Olivier, The New Republic, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Rolls-Royce is a latecomer to the highly profitable luxury SUV market.
    Jaclyn Trop, Fortune, 22 June 2019
  • Many South Africans are side-eyeing latecomers to the genre, wary of the very real potential for their culture to be commodified and repackaged for the masses.
    Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Josmar Taveras HomePod may be a latecomer on the smart loudspeaker scene, but Apple’s entry onto the dance floor is about to liven up the party.
    Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2018

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