Examples of last name in a Sentence
His first name is John and his last name is Smith.
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At Dos Pueblos High in Goleta, baseball coach George Hedricks needed no excuses to start freshman Mattias Di Maggio, considering last name of DiMaggio is one of the best baseball names in the history of the sport.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Stacy, a crossing guard in East Lansdowne who asked that her last name not be used, said the job often puts her in close calls with traffic.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Others also referenced Chelsea's name on Instagram, which does not include Kwame's last name, Appiah.
—Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
The players are listed in alphabetical order by last name.
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Stacy, a crossing guard in East Lansdowne who asked that her last name not be used, said the job often puts her in close calls with traffic.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Others also referenced Chelsea's name on Instagram, which does not include Kwame's last name, Appiah.
—Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
The players are listed in alphabetical order by last name.
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for last name
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“Last name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20name. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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