last name

Example Sentences

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A volunteer named Jesus who did not want to give his last name stated the obvious: "the government was not prepared for a disaster like this."

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

"It is the last two letters of my last name, after all."

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Corrections & Amplifications The last name of Majda Ruge, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, was given incorrectly in one instance as Ruige in an earlier version of this article.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Yurien, the daughter of Mario, an Ambiance worker who was also detained, spoke at the press conference and chose not to use her last name.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

“I don't know. Someone with her last name was. So you didn't see her? Are you sure?”

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse