Example Sentences

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Now the BBC and ITV look less like the big beasts and more like the Johnny-come-latelies.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2019

Maybe all you Johnny-come-latelies can just make a donation and leave your lips bare.

From Time • Nov. 5, 2014

"I feel safe using some built by people who know what they are doing , but others are Johnny-come-latelies who use a lot of buzzwords but may not be all that useful."

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2013

Seemed like Carson assumed that Mrs. Hughes isn't one of these foxtrotting, rouge-applying Johnny-come-latelies, and that she still appreciates the old attitudes.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2013

Instead, he was relegated to the sidelines as a marginal player while Johnny-come-latelies like Hamilton and Madison occupied center stage.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis