first and last
Example Sentences
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Historic freezes in 1894 and 1895 nearly eradicated the industry, its first and last real brush with old-world calamity.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
The cell line, called "HeLa" after the patient's first and last name, was sent to research labs around the world.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
This year, they will simultaneously serve multiple dishes during the first and last course.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025
He painted "California" in early 1961, shortly before he made his first and last trip to the United States for his debut exhibitions across the Atlantic, in New York and Los Angeles, it said.
From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025
People don’t usually use a person’s first and last name when they start a letter.”
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
