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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
The cell line, called "HeLa" after the patient's first and last name, was sent to research labs around the world.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 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
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
When called to the stand, I give nothing but my first and last names.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
