every last

idiom

used as a more forceful way of saying every
He ate every last cookie.

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State of play: With about two months until Trump's inauguration, key Democrats are calling on their party to make use of every last second of the Biden administration. Ivana Saric, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024 Both Harris and Trump have spent the last week of the campaign barnstorming in battleground states, fighting tooth and nail for every last undecided vote. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024 One is that Trump and Harris are truly fighting for every last vote, in what is perhaps the most down-to-the-wire presidential race in modern US history. Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024 Eisenberg wants to see if his parents made it, Harrelson is tracking down every last Twinkie, and Stone and Breslin want to go to Disneyland Pacific Playland. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for every last 

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“Every last.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/every%20last. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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