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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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 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
• 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 | [e-mail], 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
• Little of it should be considered the final word on the topic.
  — David Bauder, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
• Danzinger got the last word before adjourning the meeting.
  — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
• Under that method, so now the commissioner gets the first and only word as well as the final word?
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024
• Advertisement Goff ended up getting the last word — on and off the field.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• Director Steven Spielberg, who was being honored on the call, had the last word.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 14 June 2023
• But that does not mean that this decision will be the final word for victims and survivors.
  — Anita Hill, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2024
• The top court in California has decided to take a look at the case, and will likely be the final word on it.
  — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2023
• The 1992 paper remained the last word on see-through wood for more than a decade, until a researcher named Lars Berglund stumbled across it.
  — Jude Coleman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
• In other words, al-Houthi will be a kind of counterpart to the supreme leader in Iran, who has the final word on all affairs of state.
  — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
• The president can veto bills, but Congress can override the vetoes as the last word.
  — Norman J. Ornstein, The New Republic, 11 Sep. 2023
• Vince always had the last word there, often to the detriment of everyone beneath him.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
• These results are not the final word on the subject, however.
  — Roni Caryn Rabin, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2023
• Initial polls, which will be far from the last word on the subject, show Harris running better than Biden, though not with any clear lead.
  — Dan Balz, Washington Post, 27 July 2024

Last Updated: 31 Aug 2024