How to Use the last/final word in a Sentence

the last/final word

noun
  • At the end of the day, the last word should be the truth.
    D. Smith, Variety, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Kingston said the hope in Japan was that this was not the last word on the deal.
    Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The paper by Seifert and co is by no means the last word.
    The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Despite the pushback from the FCC, Musk may get the last word.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Hochul had the last word, and quickly derailed the idea.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2024
  • But the union's loss at Amazon in 2021 was not the final word.
    Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 6 May 2024
  • The study is unlikely to be the last word on the fate of the West Antarctic ice shelves.
    Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Julianne Hough isn’t letting the haters have the last word.
    Brie Stimson, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • But the assessor’s work is far from the last word on the matter.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
  • As if that were the last word on the subject, Cranston did a bit: making to get up and walk out of the room.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2023
  • MacLaine won—and got the last word in her victory speech.
    Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Now, close to a decade later, fans think Bey is getting the last word.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2024
  • State supreme courts have the final word on questions of state law.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024
  • That was the last word on the standard version of the problem for nearly 40 years.
    Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Also, this is not the last word: The Fifth Circuit can still rule on the Texas lawsuit soon.
    The Editors, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
  • As the last word left his mouth, the woman plummeted to the ground, striking the concrete base of the fence.
    Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
  • And what of the last word De Gaulle used of Paris: liberated?
    John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The high court could agree to hear the case, or let the lower court's ruling stand as the final word on the issue.
    Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The Coast Guard regarded her as the last word in small-boat rescue work.
    Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
  • None of this is likely to be the last word on the minimum wage issue.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The decision to end the film with Rowan having the last word is a powerful one.
    Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 1 Aug. 2022
  • In the play, an ambitious Michelin-star chef is used to having the last word.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 May 2024
  • There will be a closing statement, with Vance getting the last word.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
  • While a legal blow, the Supreme Court’s decision should not—and need not—be the final word.
    Olatunde Johnson, Time, 29 June 2023
  • The new paper is unlikely to be the final word on what killed the dinosaurs.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
  • While Kimberly laughed at the exchange, Jenny tried to have the last word.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
  • But Ingram said that might not be the final word on his NFL career.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Wembanyama and fourth-year guard Devin Vassell had their moments, but the Kings had the last word.
    Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Price-to-revenue isn’t the final word in valuing a business.
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
  • But if Mahomes on Sunday further closes the ring-count gap, Brady can still have the last word.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2025

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