first and last

Example Sentences

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This year, they will simultaneously serve multiple dishes during the first and last course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 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 is expected he could be present in court for at least the first and last day of this final phase of the trial.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

The Launch struck first and last — with Megan Kraft and Terese Cannon opening with a win, and Hagen Smith and Logan Webber closing it out — both pairs dismantling the San Diego Smash.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2025

It was the first and last time I ever went south with him.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride