How to Use at last in a Sentence

at last

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  • Here’s a sampling of summer and fall sailings that, at last check, still have space for the months ahead.
    Jane Wooldridge, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • The project was a hot sales titles at last fall’s American Film Market.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
  • Could Tommy Fleetwood, who grew up minutes away from Birkdale, break through this week at last?
    Justin Ray, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • In an effort to create at last some variety to their shows, and maybe a surprise, a band or performer is now more apt to tinker with their set list.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
  • There’s $14 billion stashed in Chicago’s four municipal pension funds at last count.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • Forty years later, Wednesday, England was mere minutes from exacting payback at last.
    Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Many of those students spoke out in support of the charter school at last week’s State Board of Education meeting.
    Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • Anisimova also beat Keys in their lone matchup, at last year’s WTA Finals, but the latter played while ill.
    Ava Wallace, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Bentley is at last expanding its lineup of luxury vehicles with its first EV – the Torcal.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
  • The lawsuit was officially launched in July after Hernandez won two state finals in triple jump and high jump, and won second place in long jump, at last year's championships.
    Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • For Ai Lin, a defining moment came when humanoid robots took the stage with millions watching at last year’s Spring Festival Gala.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • Muchova and Noskova have played each other only once on the pro tour, with Muchova winning, in three sets, at last year’s US Open.
    Corey Seymour, Vogue, 10 July 2026
  • The Portuguese climber pushed Vingegaard all the way at last year’s Vuelta, beating him over the Angliru and only finishing a minute down on GC.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • There were 326,000 Americans working as financial advisers at last count, and at least a third of them are expected to retire in the next decade.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 10 July 2026
  • Rutte framed the summit as the moment when member countries begin implementing the spending and capability commitments made at last year's Hague summit.
    Isabella Murray, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • But Torres was ruled offside by a shoulder, and Spain was left to survive a few wild minutes as Argentina, at last, produced two shots that threatened to forge a tie in the final moments.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 July 2026
  • With the deal to join Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe finalized last August, Evenepoel can at last speak freely about his decision.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Wu vowed at last week’s vigil that the city would conduct an analysis of road design at the corridor where Gag was killed and recommit to bike lanes and street safety projects that she has been hammered for pausing in the wake of Gag’s death.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026
  • For comparison, at last year’s Club World Cup final, while the halftime show lasted around 10 minutes, the entire halftime ran just over 24 minutes.
    Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • Speaking at last year’s Scouting Combine, Reid was bullish on Worthy’s second season, emphasizing that the Chiefs see the 40-yard dash king as more than a deep threat.
    Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • Of course, the big questions at last night’s pre-match news conference focused on the historical unity between the nations, both on and off the pitch, and whether England coach Thomas Tuchel has a plan to stop Messi.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 July 2026
  • Tyler Robinson's father was back running his local business days after standing beside his son in court, where prosecutors laid out a mountain of explosive evidence at last week's preliminary hearing, according to a report.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
  • In other business, Police Chief Michael Candiano addressed a citizen complaint regarding Flock cameras at last month’s council meeting.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • His career took off over the following years, winning a stage of the Tour de Suisse in 2024, but most memorably seizing the leaders’ red jersey at last autumn’s Vuelta a Espana.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • The decision has divided teachers, parents and community members who showed up in droves at last week’s meeting to voice their concerns or enthusiastic support, according to reporting from CNN.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
  • The worst five-game span baseball has seen in nearly 11 months began in Tampa Bay last week, traveled to Chicago over the weekend and, at last, extended its stay in Kansas City on Tuesday night.
    Sam McDowell July 2, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • After having the ball inside Argentina's half of the pitch for seemingly minutes, Switzerland was able to at last generate two decent looks at a goal, but each time the shot was saved by Argentina keeper Emiliano Martínez.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
  • According to a plan finalized at last month’s meeting, background checks on the remaining candidates will be completed by July 17 and finalists will be selected by end of special board meeting held July 21.
    Austin Horn july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
  • During Season 10, a newly confident Batula — who seemed to despise Cooke from the first minute of the premiere episode — appeared to be poised to launch a triumphant post-divorce arc, free at last from Cooke’s belittlement and verbal abuse.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 29 June 2026
  • After some contention over the decision to increase defense spending at last year’s summit, Rutte will hope to keep all 32 Alliance members aligned on their defense and national security priorities at the upcoming summit in Ankara.
    Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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