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How to use last in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, determiner, adverb

Last means final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind. Example: “Will try to fix it by myself for now: as a last resort, we can always take it to a grease monkey.”

Examples of last by meaning

adjectiveFinal, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.

  • Will try to fix it by myself for now: as a last resort, we can always take it to a grease monkey.
  • Eyes Wide Shut was the last film to be directed by Stanley Kubrick.

adjectiveMost recent, latest, last so far.

  • The last time I saw him, he was married.
  • In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year.2013 May 25, “No Hiding Place”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8837, page 74

adjectiveFarthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable.

  • He is the last person to be accused of theft.
  • The last person I want to meet is Helen.
  • More rain is the last thing we need right now.

adjectiveBeing the only one remaining of its class.

  • Japan is the last empire.

adjectiveLowest in rank or degree.

  • Three contestants will win awards, but the last prize is just a book voucher.

determinerThe (one) immediately before the present.

  • We went there last year.
  • I was last to go; you're next.

determinerClosest in the past, or closest but one if the closest was very recent; of days, sometimes thought to specifically...

  • It's Wednesday, and the party was last Tuesday; that is, not yesterday, but eight days ago.
  • When you say last Monday, do you mean the Monday just gone, or the one before that?
  • Where my brother had stood last night, I now stood.

adverbMost recently.

  • When we last met, he was based in Toronto.

More sentences with last

  • The product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed.From the entry product
  • Police arrested the head of the gang in a raid last night.From the entry head
  • The battery lasts a day in my phone, but your mileage may vary.From the entry your mileage may vary
  • For this building project we need to use quality materials that will last for many decades.From the entry quality
  • After that last screw-up of mine, my stock is pretty low around here.From the entry stock
  • Don't miss our November sale — it's your last chance to save big before Christmas!From the entry big
  • I started some tomato seeds last spring, but they didn't take.From the entry take
  • The mine was worked until the last scrap of ore had been extracted.From the entry work
  • You had plenty of time, but you waited until the last minute.From the entry time
  • When was the last time we went out? I don’t remember.From the entry time
  • The insurgents snuck up close and mortared the base last night.From the entry mortar
  • Eric, you are grounded until further notice for lying to us about where you were last night!From the entry ground
  • Whoever closed last night forgot to turn off the closet light.From the entry close
  • I’m not putting you in charge again after the last disaster.From the entry after
  • The worst storm we had last winter knocked down our power lines.From the entry worst
  • The Tithonian Age was the last in the Late Jurassic Epoch.From the entry age
  • Over the last century the advance in science has led to many new words being coined.From the entry coin
  • I had a dreadful nightmare last night; I hope I sleep better tonight.From the entry tonight
  • Hey, girl, I haven't seen you since last week! Where you been?From the entry girl
  • I wouldn't trust him. He gave me a hot check last week.From the entry hot
  • I wonder if I shouldn't see a doctor - I've been feeling funny the last few days.From the entry not
  • I did the run last year, and it wasn't that difficult.From the entry that
  • That player must be hacking, they got so many kills last game.From the entry hack
  • And Melnick goes down with one last hack at an O'Malley fastball.From the entry hack
  • In my latest job, I've learnt to keep my mouth shut more than in the last one.From the entry learn

Meaning of last

  1. adjective Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
  2. adjective Most recent, latest, last so far.
  3. adjective Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable.

Full definition of last

Questions about last in a sentence

How do you use last in a sentence?
Last is used as an adjective, determiner and adverb. For example: “Will try to fix it by myself for now: as a last resort, we can always take it to a grease monkey.”
What is a short sentence with last?
“Japan is the last empire.”
What does last mean?
Last means final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: last (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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