How to Use the latter in a Sentence

the latter

noun
  • There was no doubt about the latter part.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Teams will look for the latter.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • This fight card sure feels like the latter.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
  • Huff reached the latter of those marks this week.
    — Tony East, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The team signed the latter as its first player.
    — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • For some in the latter camp, the backlash has been swift.
    — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • There's no shame in being part of the latter group.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 6 Feb. 2026
  • This weekend, the path to the latter got off to a tough start.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Kushnir tends to find the latter is true, more and more.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
  • If the latter, where should these boundaries be placed?
    — Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This recipe stands firmly in the latter.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The first shows signs of strain while the latter two remain healthy.
    — Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This story deals with the latter.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • What the latter had to go through in her single episode is enough to seal the deal.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • White brought with him a camera and a small jet pack; the latter did not work very well.
    — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 3 June 2025
  • The deal is expected to close in the latter half of this year.
    — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Even if the latter is really bad at it.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 9 June 2026
  • What needs to be done to preserve the former and avoid the latter?
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The former was vented out, while the latter had to be stowed.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Trump went with the latter and left mid-interview.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026
  • Well, the answer to the latter is, likely, yes.
    — Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Thanks to its more compact size, the latter makes the list of our favorite small phones.
    — PCMAG, 25 May 2024
  • Stern sits on the latter’s board of directors.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The field is capable of the latter.
    — Tetiana Aleksandrova, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Loukeman’s eggs are in the latter basket.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Some of the worst incidents have been due to the latter mistake.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Stork walked into the tall grasses and rooted out one of the latter.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The former is something bad that befalls us, while the latter is earned.
    — Nick Rockel, Fortune, 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

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