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• Young Celie and young Nettie and Shug and every last one of them .
  — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
• That didn’t deter our testers, who scraped every last morsel off the plate.
  — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
• Trying to squeeze every last drop of life out of your smartphone?
  — Fox News, 16 Oct. 2023
• With the high stakes, his backers are pulling out the stops to mobilize every last vote.
  — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
• The train goes over the cliff, taking every last passenger with it.
  — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023
• This two-in-one citrus press gets every last drop of juice out from lemons, limes and even small oranges.
  — Liz Kadar, Redbook, 6 July 2023
• The pork chop bones are excavated for every last morsel of meat.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
• Viewed through the prism of wringing out the most of every last great Steph Curry season, this year was squandered.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
• The taps in the Gaza Strip are running dry, and residents are scrambling to save every last drop of water.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2023
• There’s a competition every last Wednesday of the month, and that night, the theme was Lady Gaga.
  — Vulture, 1 Sep. 2023
• Lay them horizontally to cover every last inch of space, from the backsplash to the range hood, to help the space feel wider.
  — Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 30 June 2023
• The Heat, however, needed every last second of a play-in game against Chicago to make the playoffs as an eight seed.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2023
• One dish is on every last one: blanched spargel served under a slathering of hollandaise, beside a clutch of new potatoes, a slab of schnitzel and a slice of lemon.
  — Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 1 June 2024
• After every last doily, every stitch of fabric, each skein of yard has been bought; once even the very fixtures and shelves are sold off, Wells will lock the door for the last time and walk away.
  — John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2024
• Welcome to Shelf Life, where celebrities break down every last detail of their beauty routines from the highest hair on their heads to the tips of their toes.
  — Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 16 Jan. 2024
• Lastly, clear every last bit of residue out by giving the disposal a final rinse.
  — Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 12 July 2024
• Serve with rice or bread to appreciate every last drop.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2023
• As climate change causes many regions of the world to dry up, smart agriculture is one means to adapt to the crisis, and make every last drop of water count.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2024
• The clump-free formula gets a boost from the innovative brush, which has short bristles at the tip to coat every last lash and longer bristles at the base to fan out your fringe.
  — Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
• But with the full retirement age raised to 67 from 65 and the cost-of-living continuing to increase, every last penny counts.
  — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
• Just as the primary room was heavily designed, Case considered every last detail in the rest of the home, too.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 12 June 2023
• The Nature Conservancy and Google plan to run the model across the state sometime in 2024, a comprehensive search for every last beaver dam and pond.
  — Ben Goldfarb, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2023
• Just a dime-sized amount spread easily and evenly and removed every last bit of makeup or sunscreen.
  — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 9 May 2023
• One tester loved the residual oil, too, using every last drop to cook other fish long after the Tonnino filets were gone.
  — Grace McCarty, SELF, 13 Mar. 2024
• Lucky for you, this Bissell vacuum has a specialized brush that is designed to suck up every last bit of fur, dander, and dust.
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 17 Apr. 2024
• Welcome to Shelf Life, where celebrities break down every last detail of their beauty routines.
  — Annie Blay, Allure, 9 May 2024
• Welcome to Shelf Life, where celebrities break down every last detail of their beauty routines.
  — Beth Sobol, Allure, 10 Mar. 2024
• Summer is winding down, but Alexandra Daddario is making sure to soak up every last drop.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
• As Booth pointed out after the ordeal, this case depended on every last one of them — not only on their skills, but on their refusal to give up.
  — Kelly Connolly, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
• Her son would use every last bit of daylight to ride his bike, jump on the trampoline, visit the park or team up with his sister to face off against their mom in basketball.
  — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 16 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 2 Sep 2024