last word
noun
1
: the final remark in a verbal exchange
2
a
: the power of final decision
b
: a definitive statement or treatment
this study will surely be the last word on the subject for many years
3
: the most advanced, up-to-date, or fashionable exemplar of its kind
the last word in sports cars
Examples of last word in a Sentence
a swimsuit that is the last word in sportswear this season
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That parameter excluded Bell, whose last words on Earth expressed gratitude to the state.
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Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2025
Fawcett's last words were a tribute to her son Redmond.
—Alyssa Davis, People.com, 25 June 2025
Smith, 75 and sentenced to die for a triple murder in Nashville in 1989, spoke his last words from a gurney inside Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville at 10:32 a.m.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 2025
Your last words are so powerful, and they’re also cut off, which is unique and leaves interpretation for the audience.
—William Earl, Variety, 3 July 2025
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Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2025
Fawcett's last words were a tribute to her son Redmond.
—Alyssa Davis, People.com, 25 June 2025
Smith, 75 and sentenced to die for a triple murder in Nashville in 1989, spoke his last words from a gurney inside Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville at 10:32 a.m.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 2025
Your last words are so powerful, and they’re also cut off, which is unique and leaves interpretation for the audience.
—William Earl, Variety, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for last word
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“Last word.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20word. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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