How to Use the last/final word in a Sentence
the last/final word
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At the end of the day, the last word should be the truth.
—D. Smith, Variety, 7 Aug. 2023
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Kingston said the hope in Japan was that this was not the last word on the deal.
—Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
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The paper by Seifert and co is by no means the last word.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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But the Red Flash got the last word and won it on Kelly’s jumper.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
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Despite the pushback from the FCC, Musk may get the last word.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 2 Oct. 2024
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Hochul had the last word, and quickly derailed the idea.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2024
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But the union's loss at Amazon in 2021 was not the final word.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 6 May 2024
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The study is unlikely to be the last word on the fate of the West Antarctic ice shelves.
—Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2023
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Julianne Hough isn’t letting the haters have the last word.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Mporokoso had a feeling that Cobb’s go-ahead play would not be the last word.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
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But the assessor’s work is far from the last word on the matter.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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As if that were the last word on the subject, Cranston did a bit: making to get up and walk out of the room.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2023
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MacLaine won—and got the last word in her victory speech.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 12 Nov. 2023
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Now, close to a decade later, fans think Bey is getting the last word.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2024
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State supreme courts have the final word on questions of state law.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024
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That was the last word on the standard version of the problem for nearly 40 years.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
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The letters were not the final word from Trump on tariffs.
—arkansasonline.com, 8 July 2025
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The voters of the Texas should have the final word, Talarico said.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
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But the final shot, the final word on the night, belonged to Draisaitl and the Oilers.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
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Also, this is not the last word: The Fifth Circuit can still rule on the Texas lawsuit soon.
—The Editors, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
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As the last word left his mouth, the woman plummeted to the ground, striking the concrete base of the fence.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
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And what of the last word De Gaulle used of Paris: liberated?
—John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Nov. 2022
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The high court could agree to hear the case, or let the lower court's ruling stand as the final word on the issue.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 29 Feb. 2024
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The Coast Guard regarded her as the last word in small-boat rescue work.
—Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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The letter said Lake would have the final word on the decision.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
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None of this is likely to be the last word on the minimum wage issue.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
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The decision to end the film with Rowan having the last word is a powerful one.
—Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 1 Aug. 2022
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In the play, an ambitious Michelin-star chef is used to having the last word.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 May 2024
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As anyone who’s weathered a few Kansas City winters knows, forecasts may give us hints, but around here, the weather always gets the last word.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2025
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But the original developer does not always have the last word and this looks like a field where Ukraine can dominate.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
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