late in life

idiom

: at an old age
He became famous relatively late in life.

Examples of late in life in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Blindness doesn’t make people vulnerable, but becoming blind late in life can make some people vulnerable. New Atlas, 29 July 2024 Betty Pettit — a Mooresville woman who late in life unwittingly became an overnight social-media star as her son documented and publicized her worsening daily struggle with Alzheimer’s disease, via videos that inspired many while putting off a few — died at home in hospice care on Friday. Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2024 This increase in amyloid was consistent regardless of whether the onset of the mother’s symptoms was early or late in life. Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 26 June 2024 From birth to late in life, your birthday could trigger a change in tax status. Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for late in life 

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“Late in life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/late%20in%20life. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.

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