Examples of last name in a Sentence
His first name is John and his last name is Smith.
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Carter Woodson’s last name indicates a forebear was John Woodson, an English immigrant at the dawn of America and an owner of enslaved Africans.
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Nelson, a Muslim student from Kenya who’s asked to be identified only by his last name out of concerns for his safety, said many international students are worried about the incoming administration.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Dylan Efron, the younger brother of the actor with the same famous last name, was the first person to call out Bob as a faithful.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Jim, a homeless man who said he was evacuated last week and declined to provide his last name, was smoking a cigarette near the Pasadena Convention Center on Sunday afternoon.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Nelson, a Muslim student from Kenya who’s asked to be identified only by his last name out of concerns for his safety, said many international students are worried about the incoming administration.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Dylan Efron, the younger brother of the actor with the same famous last name, was the first person to call out Bob as a faithful.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Jim, a homeless man who said he was evacuated last week and declined to provide his last name, was smoking a cigarette near the Pasadena Convention Center on Sunday afternoon.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Last name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20name. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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