How to Use first and last in a Sentence

first and last

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  • Afterwards, Rivers and I hugged for the first and last time.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Enter your first and last name on the search page and hit the search button.
    The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2024
  • That was the first and last time I was asked to do that on television.
    Lizz Winstead, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Most costs are incurred in the first and last week of hospice care.
    Markian Hawryluk, Fortune, 27 July 2022
  • What were the first and last songs recorded for this album?
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Have that person email the art to kidspost@washpost.com along with your first and last names, age and hometown.
    Christina Barron, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
  • My pantry has three shelves—and the first and last for some reason are taller than the middle shelf.
    Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 8 Aug. 2024
  • You'll be asked to enter your first and last name, email, country, state and zip code.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2023
  • There is one per season, with the exception of the first and last seasons.
    Eric Todisco, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
  • And separately: Combs did let Chapman have the first and last word in the duet.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Feb. 2024
  • And please include your first and last name and your city of residence.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Sandwich a loop of ribbon inside leaves, and leave a 1-inch tail; glue first and last leaves.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Khadija will typically be the first and last on the dance floor.
    Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023
  • Khadija will typically be the first and last on the dance floor.
    Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023
  • Please include your first and last name, as well as your city, state and country, if outside the U.S.
    Gary Trust, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The name Roka came from combining Kass's first and last names.
    Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 22 May 2024
  • Please include your first and last name, as well as your city, state and country, if outside the U.S. Or, tweet @gthot20.
    Gary Trust, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2023
  • On the final leg, Kerley was slow and gave up ground the sprinters had gained before the first and last exchange.
    Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Too many teams were focussed on getting the ball to the best guy instead of to the open one, and too many players wanted to take the first and last shot.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Hint #4: The first and last letters of today's word are consonants.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
  • But that was my first and last real gripe about the motorcycle.
    Josh Max, Forbes, 16 June 2022
  • There were no available records connected to his sister based on a search of her first and last name.
    Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
  • Jeff Beck, who died suddenly at the age of 78, was among the first and last of rock music’s epic guitar heroes.
    A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Please include your first and last name, as well as your city, state and country, if outside the United States.
    Gary Trust, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Please include your first and last name, as well as your city, state and country, if outside the United States.
    Gary Trust, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Please include your first and last name, as well as your city, state and country, if outside the United States.
    Gary Trust, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Please include your first and last name, as well as your city, state and country, if outside the United States.
    Gary Trust, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Except for the first and last, each of the 20 watches will last for six hours and within each watch, a vigil will last for 20 minutes, the army said.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Princeton’s Phresh Lemonade — a portmanteau of the initials of his first and last name — went from lemonade stand to a food trailer.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2024
  • But still, on first and last impressions, the GLC 350e undoubtedly manages to straddle a perfect balance of practicality, luxury, and tech that few crossovers can hope to match.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024

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