last name

Example Sentences

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You’ll need to input your last name, birth date, the house number of your residential address and your ZIP Code.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

His son returned, but Sameh, who declined to share his last name for fear of retribution, stayed behind to provide for the family.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

People "hear my last name and know that I am of French descent and they make a false connection to the European tropes of a Parisian lifestyle".

From BBC • May 1, 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

Not going to lie, I love the way he says our last name.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera