How to Use tardiness in a Sentence

tardiness

noun
  • On the field, nobody judged a teammate for tardiness or lack of equipment.
    — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • And, of course, did their tardiness go against Met Gala etiquette?
    — Michelle Lee, People.com, 6 May 2025
  • And, of course, did their tardiness go against Met Gala etiquette?
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 2 May 2023
  • His tardiness increased from a few minutes here and there to a few hours several times per week.
    — Jeff Pearlman, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
  • That means the leaders set the standard for the team, and police things like penalties and tardiness.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 July 2025
  • Even Netflix’s attempt at a live reunion was cringey in its tardiness.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Hill has continued to draw fan complaints for her chronic tardiness.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Manning then appeared on the call, and apologized for his tardiness.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The charges were not based on minor complaints of tardiness or failing to maintain one’s uniform.
    — Andrew Ford, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Starbucks blamed at least one of the terminations on tardiness.
    — Diego Lasarte, Quartz, 5 May 2023
  • For the second consecutive game, Carter was benched to start due to tardiness.
    — Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The branch manager said that Loun-Loun handled his tardiness with grace.
    — Rich Juzwiak, Washington Post, 28 July 2022
  • Studies show tardiness can cost workers their reputation—or even their job.
    — Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • And at least one student benefitted from his tardiness.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Yet the delay is just one example of the government’s tardiness.
    — The Economist, 18 June 2020
  • Griebenow and Voight both speculated that the tardiness might be an effect of climate change.
    — Duke Behnke, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2022
  • When students arrive late, parents are expected provide a reason for their tardiness on a sign-in sheet.
    — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2023
  • But when Christina explained her tardiness was out of her hands, Wahid relented.
    — Francesca Street, CNN, 5 May 2023
  • The long wait ignited a firestorm on social media, pushing fans over the borderline to lament about their idol’s tardiness.
    — Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Ocean began his Sunday night headlining set an hour late, and his performance was cut short due to his tardiness.
    — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The first is about her constant tardiness for the party-ness (ohhhhh, ohhhhh).
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
  • McDaniel’s job could very well come down to shifting the culture for a team that accepted tardiness to meetings last year.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2025
  • He was also benched for the first quarter of Week 2 after recurring tardiness.
    — Ben Arthur, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2021
  • Their subway, once the target of mundane gripes over tardiness and trash, had become the latest symbol of a city frayed by violence.
    — New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Verdugo has been an above-average outfielder but was benched twice this season, once for lack of effort and a second time for tardiness.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Walmart then took disciplinary action against Spaeth twice for absenteeism and tardiness, her lawyers said.
    — Michael Levenson, Star Tribune, 18 July 2021
  • Qing Yuan seldom complained about Qi Chu’s tardiness, but this morning his patience had grown thin.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Keep in mind that McDaniel made his team’s tardiness an issue in his end of the season session with players and the media.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
  • Meanwhile, boomers have zero tolerance for tardiness.
    — Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The brand's tardiness was especially felt last year, when the market for air purifiers blew up among the hellscape of wildfires and coronavirus.
    — Matt Jancer, Wired, 1 Apr. 2021

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