first and last
idiom
: at the most basic level : in all respects
This is first and last a matter of national security.
Examples of first and last in a Sentence
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Please include your first and last name, as well as your city, state and country, if outside the United States.
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Gary Trust, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
Each card is made from 33 percent metal from the aircraft and will include the plane’s first and last flights, tail number, and total miles flown.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
Despite providers’ concerns, the city’s Board of Health adopted the proposal with only one change: instead of collecting the first two letters of patients’ first and last names, patients would be labeled with case numbers.
—Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Live Through This was the first and last album the group with this specific lineup got to record together, due to the untimely passing of Pfaff in June 1994—just two months after the album was released.
—Candace Hansen, SPIN, 12 Apr. 2024
In his first and last statement addressing the court Tuesday, James Crumbley apologized to the victims' families.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 9 Apr. 2024
According to Jewish customs, work is usually prohibited on the first and last days of the holiday.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2024
Between the first and last day of March, Milwaukee will gain back about 90 minutes of daylight.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024
Prior to World War I, many Americans didn’t maintain consistent spellings of their first and last names.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Gary Trust, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
Each card is made from 33 percent metal from the aircraft and will include the plane’s first and last flights, tail number, and total miles flown.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
Despite providers’ concerns, the city’s Board of Health adopted the proposal with only one change: instead of collecting the first two letters of patients’ first and last names, patients would be labeled with case numbers.
—Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Live Through This was the first and last album the group with this specific lineup got to record together, due to the untimely passing of Pfaff in June 1994—just two months after the album was released.
—Candace Hansen, SPIN, 12 Apr. 2024
In his first and last statement addressing the court Tuesday, James Crumbley apologized to the victims' families.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 9 Apr. 2024
According to Jewish customs, work is usually prohibited on the first and last days of the holiday.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2024
Between the first and last day of March, Milwaukee will gain back about 90 minutes of daylight.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024
Prior to World War I, many Americans didn’t maintain consistent spellings of their first and last names.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
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“First and last.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20and%20last. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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