Examples of last name in a Sentence
His first name is John and his last name is Smith.
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Holly, who did not share her last name, posed in the familiar tourist style—appearing to hold up the tilted tower.
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Peter, whose last name is unknown, served as a sergeant in Black regiment in the Union Army during the Civil War, according to the National Portrait Gallery.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The employee was only identified by last name.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
In court documents obtained by PEOPLE, the Israeli Russian diamond tycoon filed suit against him for allegedly impersonating them and unjustly enriching himself using their last name.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Peter, whose last name is unknown, served as a sergeant in Black regiment in the Union Army during the Civil War, according to the National Portrait Gallery.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The employee was only identified by last name.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
In court documents obtained by PEOPLE, the Israeli Russian diamond tycoon filed suit against him for allegedly impersonating them and unjustly enriching himself using their last name.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for last name
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“Last name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20name. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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