Examples of last name in a Sentence
His first name is John and his last name is Smith.
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Both last names were withheld by organizers for safety reasons.
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Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
This article was updated to correct James Conner's last name in the headline.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
The documents also revealed that Lopera had named her baby daughter Charliee Harper Diggs-Lopera, giving her the professional athlete's last name.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 22 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
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Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
This article was updated to correct James Conner's last name in the headline.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
The documents also revealed that Lopera had named her baby daughter Charliee Harper Diggs-Lopera, giving her the professional athlete's last name.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 22 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
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“Last name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20name. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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