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Example Sentences
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Historic freezes in 1894 and 1895 nearly eradicated the industry, its first and last real brush with old-world calamity.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Only one name on the list is redacted and the rest of the first and last names are public.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026
An AC/DC fan has run an ultramarathon dressed as the band's Angus Young, running between the first and last concerts on their Australian tour to raise money for charity.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025
He painted "California" in early 1961, shortly before he made his first and last trip to the United States for his debut exhibitions across the Atlantic, in New York and Los Angeles, it said.
From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025
It was the first and last time anyone heard Barrabas’s voice.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
