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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

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

It is expected he could be present in court for at least the first and last day of this final phase of the trial.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

Living was hateful, and death was no better, and from end to end of the universe this was the first and last and only truth.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman