come last

idiom

: to be at the end
The best part of the book comes last.

Examples of come last in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 26 Apr. 2024.

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