Sentence examples for the tardy from inspiring English sources
adjective
Late; overdue or delayed.
- He yawned, then raised a tardy hand over his mouth.
Seven-hundred residents grew restless waiting for the tardy director.
Meetings began on time, with penalties for the tardy.
The tardy confession accompanies the announcement of his engagement to another woman.
Your team would be distressed to see you suffer and would resent the tardy player.
Our shame will stain the "tardy" box on the report card.
In splashes the tardy Minister for Floods, smart despite cheap new wellingtons, austere.
In that, the tardy library project is a metaphor for the government's peace initiatives.
One suspects that the tardy train driver at First Great Western should also watch out.
The tardy response was another reminder that consumer advocacy has never been the Fed's strong suit.
Commuters say the crowded conditions are just as irritating as the tardy and canceled trains.
Instead of the dorky misfit, I became the tardy girl, the screw-up, the rebel without a cause.
