Sentences with last
last
L l - I got married last July.
- Much has changed since my last visit.
- She was first to arrive at the party and last to leave.
- He spoke last at the meeting.
- The next tide, it was announced, would be even higher than the last.
- When were you there last?
- This word was last used in the 17th century.
- I last saw him in the supermarket.
- This is his last chance as prime minister.
- I testified last.
- They last went to the beach in June.
- My horse was last in the race.
- She was the last to go to bed. [+ to-infinitive]
- Jed nodded, finishing off the last piece of pizza.
- I currently catch a train to and from work and would like a latop that can last the distance.
- Since last can mean either after all others or most recent, it is better to avoid using this word where ambiguity might arise as in her last novel. Final or latest should be used in such contexts to avoid ambiguity
- He finished off the last of the wine. [+ of]
- Sampras reached the last four at Wimbledon.
- The last thing I wanted to do was teach.
- She disappeared shouting, 'To the river, to the river!' And that was the last we saw of her.
- The marriage had lasted for less than two years. [VERB + for]
- You only need a very small blob of glue, so one tube lasts for ages. [VERB + for]
- They wouldn't have lasted the full game. [VERB noun]
- It'll be a miracle if the band lasts out the tour. [VERB PREPOSITION noun (not pronoun)]
- The last horse in the race
- last Thursday
- He was the last person I would have chosen
- last rites
- The Last Judgment
- This ale is last
- He came last
- last-mentioned
- We've seen the last of him
- His hatred lasted for several years
- It will last us until Friday
- He lasted for three hours underground
- last month
- Would be the last person to suspect anything
- The last thing in hats
- The last word in scientific research
- To spend every last cent
- The last of the kings
- Friends to the last
- Enough food to last for a month
- Doubtful whether he can last (out) the training period
- Late frosts; a late spring.
- A late business meeting.
- A late hour.
- A late news bulletin.
- The late attorney general.
- The late Mr. Phipps.
- A late marriage.
- The late phase of feudalism.
- To arrive late.
- To work late.
- The flowers keep their blossoms late in warm climates.
- A man late of Chicago, now living in Philadelphia.
- The days have been getting warmer of late.
- The festival lasted three weeks.
- We'll enjoy ourselves while our money lasts.
- To last for the whole course.
- They were handsome shoes but they didn't last.
- He was last seen in the mountains
- One's last cigarette
- Summer seems to last longer each year. They seem happy now, but that won't last long.
- I don't know how much longer we can last without reinforcements.
- To last a boot
- Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer.
- In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year.
- He is the last person to be accused of theft. The last person I want to meet is Helen. More rain is the last thing we need right now.
- Japan is the last empire.
- The last prize
- When we last met, he was based in Toronto.
- I'll go last. last but not least
- Last night the moon was full. We went there last year. Last Tuesday was Hallowe'en. (Discuss(+) this sense) Last time we talked about this was in January.
- It's Wednesday, and the party was last Tuesday; that is, not yesterday, but eight days ago.