How to Use late in life in a Sentence
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Christy Vincent came out as gay fairly late in life, at the age of 39.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
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First ball up: men who leave their wives late in life for other men.
—Maria Fontoura, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2022
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The list of artists who made new and vibrant work late in life is astounding.
—Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
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My brother and his wife, somewhat late in life, now have three kids.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022
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Trump was a celebrity outsider who became a politician late in life.
—Joel Mathis, The Week, 14 Sep. 2022
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Opsimath: a person who begins to learn, or blooms, late in life.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 21 Jan. 2022
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Kennedy mostly stays at home these days and, this late in life, doesn’t expect the recognition she’s been denied.
—Scott Brown, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022
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The book tells the story of Dawson’s life, from segregation and the civil rights movement to learning to read late in life.
—Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2022
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Marconi, among many claims to fame late in life, was tapped to create Vatican Radio in 1931.
—Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2023
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Stoppard is not the first major playwright to pen a revealing bookend late in life.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2022
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But there is something so tender and loving about seeing the emotional power in force of late in life.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022
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Thomas, who died in 1978, was an African American artist who received her accolades late in life.
—Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
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Admittedly, a roadblock to lifting weights late in life is achy joints.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2023
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Stepping into the role of a caregiver late in life has been a journey of learning and adaptation.
—Eleanore Catolico, Detroit Free Press, 16 Jan. 2024
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But the project will take many years to complete; a team of researchers will study the guide dogs until their retirement, to watch for diseases that develop late in life.
—Sabrina Weiss, Wired, 6 Dec. 2021
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Still active in the community until late in life, John died Aug. 25 at her home in Los Angeles.
—Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022
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Jimmy is a man of faith, having converted to Catholicism late in life, and Bill McGurn was his sponsor and godfather.
—Paul A. Gigot, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
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My first set of silk pajamas came relatively late in life.
—Mariam Rahmani, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
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The artist began painting relatively late in life for that era, starting in his early 30s.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2022
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Subsequent scenes and episodes tackle the struggles Buck has with coming out late in life, including figuring out who to come out to and how to date men.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024
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The book will explore Shannon's family life and her relationship with her father, who came out late in life.
—Rachel Yang, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2021
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Taylor Wilson: Medora, a lot of older Americans want to stay at home as long as possible late in life.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023
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Magic happens with the special one, a bond created that gives that new human the chance to experience pure love, a feeling that can come back even late in life.
—oregonlive, 10 Dec. 2021
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On top of that, Baby Boomers are staying in their homes relatively late in life, which further restricts supply.
—Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2022
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People who carried debt over time reported worse physical health late in life.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
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Such stars can grow puffy late in life and blow off lingering shells of gas and dust from their outer atmospheres well in advance of expiring as supernovae.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 21 July 2023
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Sweet Sue is an intimate comedy-drama that delves into finding love late in life.
—Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2022
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The human growth hormone declines with age and starting as early as the third decade of life, there is a decline in HGH secretion by the pituitary gland of 15% per decade, leading to a very low level late in life.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 29 June 2023
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Family is most important, the 64-year-old Kelly said, especially this late in life.
—Yuri Kageyama, ajc, 19 Aug. 2021
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Taylor Wilson: Medora, what can listeners who are hearing all of this do to prepare financially for late in life costs?
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023
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