How to Use at last in a Sentence

at last

phrase
  • 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
  • Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin have been reunited at last.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 Aug. 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
  • The terrors of that horrible night, following one close on the other in reiterated shocks, had struck her down at last.
    Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
  • The third-year edge rusher arrived at camp at 265 pounds, more than 10 pounds heavier than he was listed at last season.
    Tyler M. Carmona july 29, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
  • There’s $14 billion stashed in Chicago’s four municipal pension funds at last count.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • The state board heard pleas for intervention from industry groups representing those growers at last month’s board meeting.
    Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • While Kashkari was one of three dissenters at last week's Fed meeting, Cook voted with the majority to hold rates steady.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
  • He was initially acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates at last season’s trade deadline.
    Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Forty years later, Wednesday, England was mere minutes from exacting payback at last.
    Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Clive and Roosevelt at last heard the shouts of the others and the wild baying cry of the lead dogs, unable to bring the bear to a full bay but easily able now to keep it in sight.
    Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 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
  • The Giants got significantly younger after making five trades that sent away six major leaguers at last week’s trade deadline.
    Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 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
  • Bringing back Feduccia, whom the Dodgers traded at last year’s deadline (for Rortvedt), added insurance.
    Katie Woo, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The idea emerged at last year’s World AI Conference, but no countries were willing to formally commit.
    Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Tokenization is at last becoming a Wall Street business, not merely a crypto slogan.
    Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Speaking to Entertainment Tonight at last night’s premiere, Kaia gushed about her new friendship with Homer.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 28 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
  • Meanwhile, Coyote will hit theaters at last as a true underdog, with attendance fueled by an unprecedented fan campaign.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Dodgers acquired Rortvedt at last year’s deadline from Tampa Bay in a trade that sent Feduccia to the Rays.
    David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • And the path of current linebacker Cooper McDonald started at last year’s rookie minicamp tryout.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement That realization prompted Japan’s leaders to at last confront the reality that the war could not be won.
    James M. Scott, Time, 10 Aug. 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
  • Kashkari was one of three dissenters at last week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting who wanted a quarter percentage point rate hike.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

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