last word

Example Sentences

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Richarlison, the pantomime villain, had the last word as he, above all, answered Tudor's call to fight.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

In the opera, it so happens, the ghosts of Akhnaten, his wife and mother, have the last word in a glorious trio.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Claude, which wholeheartedly entered into the spirit of the exercise, and is developing a sense of humor, gets the last word.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

But France had the last word, deservedly, as more brilliance and enterprise sent Attissogbe away in the corner.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

‘Do be careful of that ring, Frodo! In fact, it is partly about that that I have come to say a last word.’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien