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

The jury ordered the companies to pay $3 million in compensatory damages and $3 million in punitive damages to the plaintiff, a now-20-year-old woman named Kaley, whose last name was redacted in the case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 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

At my baffled expression, he adds, “Some say ‘June’ is a last name.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith