How to Use the latter in a Sentence

the latter

noun
Definition of the latternext
  • This weekend, the path to the latter got off to a tough start.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2023
  • More the former than the latter, but still, yes to both.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The performance marked the first time that Swift has played the latter tune on the guitar.
    — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024
  • Thanks to its more compact size, the latter makes the list of our favorite small phones.
    — PCMAG, 25 May 2024
  • Once, when Michael and Ross were around 10 years old, the latter cut his finger, Michael said.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2023
  • There’s also a pancake-making scene that’s a bit of an homage to the latter.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
  • With the latter, the winner receives just over half that amount as a lump sum payment.
    — Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
  • With the latter, the winner receives just over half that amount as a lump sum payment.
    — Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
  • In the footage, Swift and Post Malone play ex-lovers, with the latter trying to save the singer who appears trapped in her own space.
    — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Apr. 2024
  • The former is something bad that befalls us, while the latter is earned.
    — Nick Rockel, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Drought and deluge are both byproducts of climate change, but there’s little of the latter in the desert.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • As rates rise, banks can raise the former, which is a revenue source, while keeping the latter, a cost, low.
    — Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
  • One person said yes to the latter, and was not selected.
    — Graham Kates, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Richard and Arthur Sackler (the latter played by Clark Gregg) are fleshed out characters in the series.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Times vary by company, but can run from the latter half of February to the end of April, or even into the start of May.
    — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2024
  • With the latter, Johnson’s likely going to be keeping the ball.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Coach Anthony Becht chose the latter. Convert, and the Battlehawks would keep the ball.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The tops are single-lined and have either a straight or scalloped edge (the latter being our favorite).
    — Dana Leigh Smith, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Many pundits have noted that the first two states are deep blue and high tax while the latter are red and do not levy state income taxes.
    — Steve H. Hanke, National Review, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The former would write songs and sing them, and the latter would help in the composition, handle backup vocals and play the ukulele.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Since the latter is much shorter than the main book, it’s read far more often, and this has skewed the interpretation of Kant’s work as a whole.
    — Susan Neiman, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Adam is now in the latter stage of a career with ExxonMobil that has taken him to Norway and Houston.
    — Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 29 July 2023
  • As Donald Trump showed in the latter part of his first term, controlling the border requires excluding the migrants from the U.S. in the first place.
    — The Editors, National Review, 6 Feb. 2024
  • And on the latter, opponents have argued that the labor shortage didn’t just happen out of nowhere.
    — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The use of a homophobic slur was shouted most when US goalkeeper Matt Turner took a goal-kick in the latter stages of the match.
    — Ben Church, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
  • And the latter was one of the founding members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
    — Karl Rove, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The bodice section of the frock is equal parts chic mixed with a hint of Hollywood glamour, the latter is a mainstay for this red carpet darling.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 25 July 2024
  • The roof on the former opens to reveal starry skies, while the latter has a giant window designed for stargazing.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2023
  • In the 2016 election between Trump and , the latter narrowly lost out on two swing states—Michigan and Wisconsin.
    — Joe Edwards, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Will Smith shared a touching tribute to Quincy Jones after confirmation of the latter’s passing.
    — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2024

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