last act
Example Sentences
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But one can understand why Ms. Paulus has trimmed the last act in particular.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Pretti’s last act had been to try to defend someone from pepper spray.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
It’s Greg Abel’s Berkshire Hathaway now, but the last act of Warren Buffett as CEO appears to have been putting some of the conglomerate’s record cash hoard to work.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 28, 2026
This will likely be far from the last act this year in the drama of Sir Keir Starmer's leadership, and how much of a future it has.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
She may have gone to the pigsty as a last act of responsibility: she would protect this child as she had protected its father.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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