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Examples of last name in a Sentence
His first name is John and his last name is Smith.
please write your first name, middle initial, and last name at the top of the form
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Larry, who declined to give reporters a last name, said.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Here are the finalists, in alphabetical order by last name.
—Time Staff, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
Plus, the campaign's catchphrase offers a clever play-on-words for Fineman's last name.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
The big joke of Meet the Fockers — that Ben Stiller's character had a last name that sounded a lot like an expletive — almost netted it an instant R rating, Stiller recalled Thursday on an episode of Hot Ones.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1897, in the meaning defined above
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“Last name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20name. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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