the last word
Example Sentences
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“For me it is enough to have the first and the last word, the middle we can discuss,” he said.
From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2020
But even up to the last word the writer has choices and can throw in a curveball.
From The Guardian • Sep. 21, 2018
Jefferson had the last word; the policy remained in effect until he left office, in 1809.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 9, 2017
At last word, the store's management hinted it would stop using the name.
From Time Magazine Archive
At this last word, the Hall was filled with a silence so absolute that nobody seemed to be breathing.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
