last name

Example Sentences

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When Wasserman was 18 years old, he filed legal paperwork to change his last name, a decision he has said he made to distance himself from his father and align himself with his grandfather.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Again and again, this routine of anxiety and worries,” said Ali, a barber in Tehran who like most of those interviewed did not give his last name for fear of harassment.

From Los Angeles Times

An earlier version of this article incorrectly spelled his last name as Lipshultz.

From The Wall Street Journal

The US-based British content creator, who does not disclose his last name, says he has around 60,000 members in his server on Discord, an online chat service popular with gamers.

From BBC

“There was a Dalton on the list, but the last name and the address and phone number were cut off,” Chip whispered excitedly.

From Literature