last word

Example Sentences

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Richarlison, the pantomime villain, had the last word as he, above all, answered Tudor's call to fight.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

In the opera, it so happens, the ghosts of Akhnaten, his wife and mother, have the last word in a glorious trio.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

It’s as if, sensing the end, he couldn’t bear to leave anything left unsaid, and so he felt the need to offer a last word on every one of his career-spanning concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

But France had the last word, deservedly, as more brilliance and enterprise sent Attissogbe away in the corner.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

His voice broke on the last word and he dropped down into the nearest chair.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling