last name

Example Sentences

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In her own matter-of-fact way, Grohl shrugs as she acknowledges the inescapable pressure of her last name.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

"Film work has definitely been impacted by AI... it's really kicked us down," said Laura, 35, a director of photography in London, who preferred not to share her last name for professional reasons.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

James's last name didn't feature in Michelle's paternal line - he wasn't her father.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

A blood test ordered in a 2016 paternity suit confirmed one of the children, an 11-year-old girl, was Elkins’s child, although she didn’t use his last name, court records show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

And I realize what I’ve always known—that family isn’t really about blood and having the same last name.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt