Examples of last name in a Sentence
His first name is John and his last name is Smith.
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Alice, who is in her early 60s and asked her last name not be used to protect her employment, needs to save her refund to pay her property taxes.
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Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Why was his last name printed in English on a white label?
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
Jewish producers trim down their last names to seem WASPy.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
That headstone, curiously, belonged to a man with the same last name as his and sparked the unraveling of historical mysteries surrounding this town.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
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Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Why was his last name printed in English on a white label?
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
Jewish producers trim down their last names to seem WASPy.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
That headstone, curiously, belonged to a man with the same last name as his and sparked the unraveling of historical mysteries surrounding this town.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Last name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20name. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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