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

You could say that the Flemish painter, who served in the courts of two 17th-century English kings, created an imposing style of portraiture that was its own last word.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 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

It was the last word I spoke for nearly a year.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken