last name

Example Sentences

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It was once called Cuervo — his wife’s original last name — and tequila giant Jose Cuervo came after it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

"It doesn't fit in the neighbourhood, but what are you going to do?" said Joe, who declined to share his last name for privacy reasons.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Hiyam, 53, who declined to give her last name, fled Beirut’s southern suburbs on the first night of the Israeli retaliation.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Last week’s newsletter misspelled his last name as Messino.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

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