How to Use belated in a Sentence

belated

adjective
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  • She received belated recognition for her scientific discovery.
  • When Bowen reached the site, it was bathed in red lights as a belated warning for workers to stay away.
    — Patrick Malone, Science | AAAS, 29 June 2017
  • Give him a few points for a belated show of social conscience.
    — Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • That would have been enough, but on a belated throw home, Biddy took off for second.
    — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 29 June 2019
  • The incident is the latest in a string of falls for Carter, who turned 95 years young on Oct. 1 (happy belated, Bud).
    — Ashley Shaffer, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2019
  • And a happy belated birthday from Juan to his wife Ligia (a year younger than Barbie).
    — Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic, 6 July 2017
  • Akaka sponsored a 1996 bill to bestow the belated honors on the men.
    — Erin Kelly, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Maybe Bieber can still squeeze in a belated birthday show for His Holiness.
    — Erika Harwood, Vanities, 21 July 2017
  • Kennard was part of group of reserves that helped the Pistons make a belated comeback against the Wizards, who used 45-point third quarter to open up a 20-point lead.
    — Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2018
  • And the cessation of breathing in your life is but the belated announcement of an earlier death of the spirit.
    — Catherine Cusick, Longreads, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Congrats to the Kamaras, and a (now belated) happy Mother’s Day to all.
    — Alexander Abnos, SI.com, 15 May 2017
  • The belated coming to Broadway of Kenneth Lonergan is one of the best things to happen to theater in America in the past decade.
    — Terry Teachout, WSJ, 27 June 2019
  • The final scene of the play, in which Miss Rivera and Sarge face each other one last time, is rich with belated revelation and barbed empathy.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Luka Modric made a belated attempt to get back, but Rabiot had time, even on his weaker foot, to line up a finish.
    — Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, 14 Feb. 2018
  • In October, his Blade Runner 2049 will serve as a belated sequel to one of the most acclaimed sci-fi movies in history.
    — Scott Meslow, GQ, 26 July 2017
  • Walk Through Fire’ as an extremely belated breakup record.
    — Stuart Munro, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2019
  • Perhaps this was a hint for some belated birthday wishes?
    — Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The Bee wishes a happy belated birthday to Gipson, who turned 51 on Sunday.
    — Rennie Svirnovskiy, sacbee.com, 26 June 2017
  • There is a strong sense on the grounds — via signage wording and spectator comments — that this is a belated welcome home for those who returned from the fog of war to find no parade.
    — John Bordsen, ajc, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Late in the evening of Feb. 14, the embattled leader of what used to be Africa’s most promising nation delivered a belated Valentine’s gift to his people.
    — Time, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Get our daily newsletter The app, which the church hopes also to launch on Apple and Google’s voice platforms, is the latest stage in a belated digital push.
    — The Economist, 23 May 2018
  • But there were flickers even before then to suggest this team could yet make some noise at this tournament, not least the belated arrival of Messi.
    — Jonathan Clegg, WSJ, 26 June 2018
  • The tickets were a belated birthday present for her mother, Chris Dunbar, who recalled seeing one of Joel’s early shows for just $10.
    — Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 27 July 2019
  • And, Courtney has details on the county’s belated explanation for getting a bunch of tax bills wrong.
    — cleveland, 16 Jan. 2020
  • That the White House is finally treating testing with any kind of urgency is a welcome if belated push.
    — Brian Barrett, Wired, 13 Mar. 2020
  • Look for Trump to soon send Russia a belated condolence card for Stalin's passing.
    — Jeff Darcy, cleveland.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Might the league use a series of play-in games, perhaps without fans in attendance, as a way to begin a belated postseason at some point this summer?
    — Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, 19 Mar. 2020
  • His last errand of the day leads him back to the Lodge condo, where Veronica is getting a dress fitted for her belated confirmation.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Its belated return on April 26 marked a nearly 12-month gap between seasons.
    — Gary Levin, USA TODAY, 11 May 2018
  • The belated addition of the feature would be a little surprising because Apple doesn’t seem too enamored with SIM cards in the first place.
    — Sam Byford, The Verge, 29 Aug. 2018

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