last word
Example Sentences
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Such documents tend to serve as the last word on an artist’s creative output, and whatever gets included matters to posterity, and therefore the marketplace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
In a video address played to attendees, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said: "On this anniversary, we must remember that hatred and fear did not have the last word on 9/11."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
If you’re a seasoned people-mover rider, luxury is probably the last word you’d ascribe to the vehicle another mid-century promo video called a “monster on wheels.”
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents Association which organizes the dinner, said in June as she announced the re-do that "we will not allow an act of violence to have the last word."
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
She thought she had the last word on the matter and that it was over until they returned home, where, no doubt Scythe Faraday would inflict some annoying but fair punishment that fit the crime.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
