LAST in a Sentence

Learn LAST from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

420 example sentences for LAST, such as:

1. She met the Queen last week.
2. The parcel was delivered last week.
3. I didn't vote in the last election.
4. Our cat produced kittens last week.
5. At last,my voice feels like sniffling.

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 Meanings and Examples of LAST
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
last
 a.  after everyone or everything else, the only one or part that is left
 a.  the most recent or the one before the present one
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Those were the last moments of my life during which I enjoyed the feeling of happiness.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
2  I mentioned in my last letter the fears I entertained of a mutiny.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
3  "The last one was the one I met you at," answered the girl, in an alert, confident voice.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
4  "Well, we're almost the last tonight," said one of the men sheepishly.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
5  Clerval spent the last evening with us.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
6  The next day was broiling, almost the last, certainly the warmest, of the summer.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
7  "I just got wised up to something funny the last two days," remarked Wilson.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
8  They were out in the open at last and Gatsby was content.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
9  He was clutching at some last hope and I couldn't bear to shake him free.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
10  The gardener, the last one of Gatsby's former servants, came to the foot of the steps.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
11  At last, while attending a sick chamber, whither the Rev.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XVI. A FOREST WALK
12  It was the last expression of the despondency of a broken spirit.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XVII. THE PASTOR AND HIS PARISHIONER
13  It was a last year's nut, and already gnawed by his sharp tooth.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XVIII. A FLOOD OF SUNSHINE
14  Bellingham, for the last few moments, had kept an anxious eye upon him.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XXIII. THE REVELATION OF THE SCARLET LETTER
15  She died on the first approach of cold weather, at the beginning of this last winter.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  She won't last long in that job it's too tough.
17  The last track finishes this compilation beautifully.
18  The last track on the CD is an instrumental.
19  She had hardly recovered from the birth of her last baby.
20  The trouble began just after ten o'clock last night.
21  She waited until the last of the guests had departed.
22  I didn't leave the office until eight o'clock last night.
23  Somebody broke in last night and stole the PC and video.
24  At last,my voice feels like sniffling.
25  I didn't vote in the last election.
26  They settled with a foreign firm last week.
27  The parcel was delivered last week.
28  We hunted up the deserters in the forest last week.
29  Our cat produced kittens last week.
30  She met the Queen last week.