every last

idiom

used as a more forceful way of saying every
He ate every last cookie.

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Its soon-to-open rooftop pool will be an idyllic spot to unwind, while the lounge is all about kicking back and savoring every last drop of your coffee or cocktail. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2025 Do whatever is necessary to bring every last one home. Greg Norman , Yonat Friling , Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2025 Crews vacuumed them up straight into a special truck and sifted through dirt by hand to get every last one. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025 The staff has been mapping every last crevice of salable land, a job that Barna, the operations V.P., told me may one day be done with drones. Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for every last

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“Every last.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/every%20last. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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