How to Use first and last in a Sentence

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• You'll be asked to provide your first and last name and date of birth.
  — Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
• 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
• Throwing out the first and last drives, Notre Dame had 22 first-down calls and gained 86 yards.
  — Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
• What were the first and last songs recorded for this album?
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2024
• Have that person email the art to [e-mail] 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
• The Seahawks led 6-3 through two quarters after scoring on the first and last drives of the opening half.
  — Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 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
• Joe Biden's first and last trip to Africa as president wrapped up in a port city in Angola.
  — Greg Dixon, NPR, 4 Dec. 2024
• 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, 1 Aug. 2024
• The brief applause, though, was the first and last time the TikTok phenom (157 million followers and counting) had the spotlight.
  — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2025
• Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025