Examples of come last in a Sentence
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There will be certain people who will come this year that didn’t come last year.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
Still, the implication that caregivers need to prioritize their own wellbeing can feel counterintuitive in a society that often tells us our needs as parents, and especially as mothers, come last.
—Jennifer Breheny Wallace, Contributor, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
So: The black color, it was supposed to come last year.
—Michael Calore, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
The sternest test will come last against Uruguay, but Gregg Berhalter’s side should have enough quality to at least advance to the knockout stages.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 20 June 2024
The western segment of SR 30, connecting SR 85 to Loop 303, would come last because traffic patterns show higher demand for the other segments, Koester Thomas said.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2023
Extremists themselves are diminished by their own restrictive world views, but that result seems to come last, in bitter isolation, after everyone else has suffered.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 19 May 2022
While in most operas, the costumes come last, or are independent from the action and music, Yip's designs are fully integrated into the work, and even define the choreography.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Mar. 2023
The base notes, violet, orris, oak-moss, ambrette seed, and musk, come last but strongest for a masculine yet earthy finish.
—Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
Still, the implication that caregivers need to prioritize their own wellbeing can feel counterintuitive in a society that often tells us our needs as parents, and especially as mothers, come last.
—Jennifer Breheny Wallace, Contributor, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
So: The black color, it was supposed to come last year.
—Michael Calore, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
The sternest test will come last against Uruguay, but Gregg Berhalter’s side should have enough quality to at least advance to the knockout stages.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 20 June 2024
The western segment of SR 30, connecting SR 85 to Loop 303, would come last because traffic patterns show higher demand for the other segments, Koester Thomas said.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2023
Extremists themselves are diminished by their own restrictive world views, but that result seems to come last, in bitter isolation, after everyone else has suffered.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 19 May 2022
While in most operas, the costumes come last, or are independent from the action and music, Yip's designs are fully integrated into the work, and even define the choreography.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Mar. 2023
The base notes, violet, orris, oak-moss, ambrette seed, and musk, come last but strongest for a masculine yet earthy finish.
—Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
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“Come last.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20last. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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