last word

Example Sentences

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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

It’s as if, sensing the end, he couldn’t bear to leave anything left unsaid, and so he felt the need to offer a last word on every one of his career-spanning concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 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

He wouldn't be drawn on whether it was one of his own team who leaked his plans to defect, but you can be sure today won't be the last word on that.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

As soon as Welles spoke his last word and removed his headphones, a CBS staffer told him he had a call in the control booth.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow