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Example Sentences
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Ali will appear in the suit for only two hours during the show’s first and last days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
“Welcome to the first and last ever Schifferle versus Fleming Family Olympics, where we will be competing for one grand prize,” he announced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Bread is the first and last defense against sogginess, which is why sturdy loaves — focaccia, baguettes, bâtards, Italian bread — shine in beach-sandwich applications.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
"I had a surge of patriotism and wanted to change my documents and get a Tajik first and last name, without the '-ov' ending," Alisher Rustamov, a Tajik who works in Russia, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
This is the first and last time, Gomo says quickly, her voice cracking from the effort of keeping her tone at a whisper.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
