every last one

Example Sentences

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My birthday is in October, and all my family members knew what to give me until I’d collected every last one.

From Los Angeles Times

“Roz, I repaired your computer brain so I could talk with you. I want to know how you came to be this way. So let’s talk. I’ll begin by introducing myself. My name is Dr. Molovo. A long time ago, I fell in love with computers and robots, and I created a company called TechLab Industries. Since then, millions of robots have been produced right here in this factory. And I’ve designed every last one of them.”

From Literature

"We will not compromise on this and will spare no effort until we return all of the deceased hostages, every last one of them," the statement said.

From Barron's

But really, every last one of these characters is unchanging in their values, steadfast players in a game that has multiple possible outcomes, but only one winner.

From Salon

Every last one of them failed.

From Los Angeles Times