see the last of (someone or something)
idiom
: to see (someone or something) for the last time
I hope that we have finally seen the last of them.
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Could one ask plenty of questions about the context of the voyage we’re welcomed to as the show begins — a luxury cruise to the Arctic Circle to see the last of the melting ice caps?
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Fans will soon see the last of Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy on The Good Doctor.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
Waukegan officials must be glad to see the last of August.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
Ten of the 100 best spots in the state for spotting whales are here along the Whale Trail (see the last of the Gray Whales in May and humpbacks from August to September).
—Nina Kokotas Hahn, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2023
And don’t expect to see the last of this asteroid system in 2022.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Sep. 2022
To tell her would be to see the last of his sister’s good opinion vanish forever.
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2021
After that, many Iranians were only too happy to see the last of the conservationists.
—Frans Lanting, National Geographic, 12 Nov. 2020
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Fans will soon see the last of Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy on The Good Doctor.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
Waukegan officials must be glad to see the last of August.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
Ten of the 100 best spots in the state for spotting whales are here along the Whale Trail (see the last of the Gray Whales in May and humpbacks from August to September).
—Nina Kokotas Hahn, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2023
And don’t expect to see the last of this asteroid system in 2022.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Sep. 2022
To tell her would be to see the last of his sister’s good opinion vanish forever.
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2021
After that, many Iranians were only too happy to see the last of the conservationists.
—Frans Lanting, National Geographic, 12 Nov. 2020
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“See the last of (someone or something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%20the%20last%20of%20%28someone%20or%20something%29. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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