Sample Sentences forbelated (editor-reviewed)
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She sent a belated birthday card after realizing she had missed the actual day.belated = after the usual time
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She sent a belated thank-you note after realizing she had forgotten.belated = sent late
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She offered a belated congratulations to her colleague on the promotion, having only just heard the news.belated = after the usual time
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So I'm enjoying my belated halfway feast.† (source)
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Then he went to revive himself with a belated cup of tea.† (source)
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And the next day, my mother called me, to invite me to a belated birthday dinner for my father.† (source)
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Perhaps better than this belated offering.† (source)
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Belatedly, he remembered that Jen was a Baron.† (source)
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He means, she thought with stupid belatedness, they should all be murdered.† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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Mad Auntie Kath had come up trumps with a belated birthday present ...hurrah!† (source)
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Behind Kile, Henri belatedly joined in the laughter.† (source)
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And of course I did, although with thick-witted belatedness.† (source)
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I hope my belated reaction will not disappoint them.† (source)
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A little belatedly, I started to worry over where it might land.† (source)
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The visit was a belated reconciliation, although that had not been its purpose.† (source)
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Belatedly, she realized how much the sky had lightened.† (source)
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