surname

Example Sentences

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As one can tell from the surnames, there is what might be called legacy casting going on in “Young Sherlock.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Jake, a 31-year-old British financier who asked that his surname not be used, now hopes to fly out on Thursday after his Monday flight was cancelled.

From Barron's

"It must be tough for him... trying to make it as a musician with probably one of the most famous modern surnames, so all credit to him," he said.

From BBC

Ali, a film director who like almost all the Iranians interviewed by AFP did not give his surname, agreed.

From Barron's

"Russia should have had -- though unfortunately it didn't work out -- a leader exactly like Nemtsov," he told AFP, declining to give his surname.

From Barron's