Example Sentences

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Charging patients for no-shows or significant lateness is — much like in the airline industry — justified because missed appointments disrupt schedules and usually cannot be filled at such short notice.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

That code included a £50 cap on most fines, a grace period for lateness and a fairer appeals system.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

The 93-year-old newspaper comic strip Blondie could have been called Dagwood, given how often its gags revolve around Dagwood Bumstead’s insatiable appetite, chronic lateness and his love of napping.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2024

Still, the lateness of Majewski’s departure from the contest complicates matters.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024

Charlie told me their roles for employees: no lateness, no laziness, no stealing, no kind of hustling off any customers, especially men in uniform.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey