Sentence examples of "being late" in English

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She scolded him for being late. Elle le sermonna pour son retard.
He excused himself for being late. Il a fait des excuses pour son retard.
He invented an excuse for being late. Il inventa une excuse pour son retard.
Excuse me for being late. Je suis désolé de venir en retard.
She accused him of being late. Elle l'a accusé d'être en retard.
I was admonished against being late. J'étais grondé pour être en retard.
He apologized to us for being late. Il s'est excusé auprès de nous de son retard.
I'm sorry for being late. Je suis désolé d'être en retard.
She apologized to him for being late. Elle lui présenta ses excuses pour son retard.
He made many excuses for being late. Il s'est beaucoup excusé de son retard.
She made an excuse for being late. Elle trouva une excuse pour être en retard.
All you have to do is apologize for being late. Tout ce que tu dois faire, c'est présenter tes excuses pour ton retard.
Forgive me for being late. Veuillez m'excuser pour mon retard.
Sorry for being late. Désolé d'être en retard.
He being late, we started without him. Puisqu'il est en retard, nous avons commencé sans lui.
Pardon my being late. Excusez-moi d'être en retard.
He apologized to her for being late. Il lui présenta ses excuses pour son retard.
She didn't mention the reason for being late. Elle ne précisa pas la raison de son retard.
I cautioned him against being late. Je le mis en garde de ne pas être en retard.
Please excuse my being late. Veuillez excuser mon retard.
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