Examples of last name in a Sentence
His first name is John and his last name is Smith.
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At the latter, Neiman was part of the class of 1950 that included talents like Robert Clark (who later changed his last name to Indiana), and Leon Golub.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 Aug. 2025
The travel document issued by South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which authorizes international travel for adoption, replaced her last name, in Korean, with that of White, and listed the address of Holt Children’s Services as her own.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
Grandma Noreen, who prefers to be identified without a last name for privacy, had a lot of plans for retirement with her husband.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 31 July 2025
My staff never asks for a last name in his case, which in a way puts him up there with Elvis.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 23 July 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 Aug. 2025
The travel document issued by South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which authorizes international travel for adoption, replaced her last name, in Korean, with that of White, and listed the address of Holt Children’s Services as her own.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
Grandma Noreen, who prefers to be identified without a last name for privacy, had a lot of plans for retirement with her husband.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 31 July 2025
My staff never asks for a last name in his case, which in a way puts him up there with Elvis.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 23 July 2025
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“Last name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20name. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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