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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The state patrol had said Huizar and the boy shared the same last name, but the relationship between them was not immediately clear Tuesday afternoon.
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Antonio Planas, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
The suspect is also wanted for allegedly abducting a 1-year-old child with the same last name as his, according to an Amber Alert issued by Washington State Patrol.
—Jolie Lash, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2024
The decision to highlight the Kennedy family endorsement more than six months from Election Day is an indication of how seriously Biden’s team is taking the threat of the long shot bid potentially using his last name’s lingering Democratic magic to siphon off support from the president.
—Zeke Miller, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
The decision to highlight the Kennedy family endorsement more than six months from Election Day is an indication of how seriously Biden's team is taking the threat of the long shot bid potentially using his last name’s lingering Democratic magic to siphon off support from the president.
—Zeke Miller, TIME, 18 Apr. 2024
Spouses and relatives were determined based on people who shared the same last name and address as the main contributor.
—Irene Casado Sanchez, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Walker lived up to his last name, and Taylor Rogers wasn’t much more effective.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Before Matthew McConaughey was cemented as one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, his last name didn’t exactly roll off the tongue.
—Elizabeth Leonard, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
The park culminates in the four-story National Monument to Freedom, inscribed with 122,000 last names that formerly enslaved people chose for themselves after being emancipated.
—Mackenzie McCarty, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
Antonio Planas, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
The suspect is also wanted for allegedly abducting a 1-year-old child with the same last name as his, according to an Amber Alert issued by Washington State Patrol.
—Jolie Lash, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2024
The decision to highlight the Kennedy family endorsement more than six months from Election Day is an indication of how seriously Biden’s team is taking the threat of the long shot bid potentially using his last name’s lingering Democratic magic to siphon off support from the president.
—Zeke Miller, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
The decision to highlight the Kennedy family endorsement more than six months from Election Day is an indication of how seriously Biden's team is taking the threat of the long shot bid potentially using his last name’s lingering Democratic magic to siphon off support from the president.
—Zeke Miller, TIME, 18 Apr. 2024
Spouses and relatives were determined based on people who shared the same last name and address as the main contributor.
—Irene Casado Sanchez, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Walker lived up to his last name, and Taylor Rogers wasn’t much more effective.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Before Matthew McConaughey was cemented as one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, his last name didn’t exactly roll off the tongue.
—Elizabeth Leonard, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
The park culminates in the four-story National Monument to Freedom, inscribed with 122,000 last names that formerly enslaved people chose for themselves after being emancipated.
—Mackenzie McCarty, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Last name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20name. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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