How to Use last thing in a Sentence
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And one last thing—keep the cast simple.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
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And then, suddenly, that last thing got fixed.
—Alex Edelman, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
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The last thing a new parent needs to be worried about is cooking.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Mar. 2023
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The last thing to note is that deposit insurance is not a bailout.
—Simon Moore, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
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Air opts to tell you about that last thing, pushing everything else aside.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2023
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The last thing the Clippers would want to do is fall into the play-in round.
—Afentres, oregonlive, 9 Apr. 2023
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One last thing to consider on video quality is the frame rate.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025
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One last thing that catches my eye about his career statistics to date.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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And probably the very last thing of my makeup routine would be put on the lip gloss.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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The last thing Lisa Marie would have wanted was for Michael to be there.
—Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2023
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One last thing, since everyone keeps asking whether a machine could do this.
—Allen Adamson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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But there’s one last thing Holthouser has to check off his agenda to be able to sleep.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
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This is last thing Broncos need going into the playoffs.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
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But just in case DiCaprio is reading this, Nyong’o had one last thing to say.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
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Down a larger glass first thing in the morning and last thing at night to bookend your hydration efforts.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
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One last thing that works in these little slices of paradise is the fact that the waters are exceptionally calm.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2025
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The last thing the Task Force needs is for anyone to aim a little sunshine at their shady informant.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 15 May 2023
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The last thing most actors want is to be associated with catchphrases that follow them around.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2023
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The last thing viewers see is the phone call, and a desperate Deon running back into the smoky home to find the rest of the kids.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 6 June 2023
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Our testers looked at the surface size closely when making their assessments because the last thing anyone wants is for a pizza to get caught in the oven and burn.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2021
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The very last thing that happened in the first season was Carrie spontaneously kissing Franklin.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 22 June 2023
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Admittedly, that last thing became grating by the end, but still, Meredith and Derek transcend space and time!
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2025
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The house is now emptied out, but the mother Rebecca (Lucy Liu) still senses one last thing inside.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
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One last thing Despite so many comic book creators coming to San Diego, its still rare for the city to end up on the printed page.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026
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This could be first thing in the morning or last thing at night, during transitions like between classes or in moments of anxiety, anger, or overwhelm.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 5 Jan. 2026
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The last thing his Fox News fans saw, then, was Friday’s interview with a pizza-delivery guy who helped stop a thief.
—Philip Bump, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Apr. 2023
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With the Dolphins’ season slowly slipping away, the very last thing this team needs is for a disagreement between quarterback and coach.
—Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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But on Tuesday, politics seemed like the last thing El Arepazo patrons wanted to discuss.
—Tim Craig, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
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Take Stacey, 44, who wandered into a surf shop in South Wales 15 years ago with love being the very last thing on her mind.
—Olivia Petter, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2024
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After breaking down in tears and asking him to leave, Stephen — who had admitted to cheating on a partner in the past in the pods — said one last thing to Monica.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
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