last name

Example Sentences

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Crum added that married women who changed their last name will also face difficulty.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The woman, Izabela, whose last name has not been made public, died of sepsis in 2021 while experiencing complications in the 22nd week of pregnancy.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 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

I cradle it in a stack past Bobby and Human Being—who’s now explaining how his real last name is Green and that’s what he needs, some green—back into the office.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini