surname

Example Sentences

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There wasn’t even an appearance from anyone with the surname Trump.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Which means some fumbles remain fumbles on my phone: “Fog” occasionally becomes “dog” and tennis star Carlos Alcaraz unfairly earns the surname Alcatraz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The woman, in her 20s and identified by her surname Kwon, argued that she did not know the procedure would be carried out that way.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

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 • Mar. 2, 2026

When he left us she bid him goodbye using his surname, with neither irony nor derision.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee