LAST in a Sentence

Learn LAST from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
420 example sentences for LAST, such as:
1. At last the guests began to arrive.
2. At last I was able to work undisturbed.
3. Clerval spent the last evening with us.
4. Steve, as usual, was the last to arrive.
5. I went to an employment agency last week.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of LAST
last
 n.  holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
 n.  a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Those were the last moments of my life during which I enjoyed the feeling of happiness.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
2  I mentioned in my last letter the fears I entertained of a mutiny.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
3  "The last one was the one I met you at," answered the girl, in an alert, confident voice.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
4  "Well, we're almost the last tonight," said one of the men sheepishly.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
5  Clerval spent the last evening with us.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
6  The next day was broiling, almost the last, certainly the warmest, of the summer.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
7  "I just got wised up to something funny the last two days," remarked Wilson.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
8  They were out in the open at last and Gatsby was content.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
9  He was clutching at some last hope and I couldn't bear to shake him free.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
10  The gardener, the last one of Gatsby's former servants, came to the foot of the steps.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
11  At last, while attending a sick chamber, whither the Rev.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XVI. A FOREST WALK
12  It was the last expression of the despondency of a broken spirit.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XVII. THE PASTOR AND HIS PARISHIONER
13  It was a last year's nut, and already gnawed by his sharp tooth.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XVIII. A FLOOD OF SUNSHINE
14  Bellingham, for the last few moments, had kept an anxious eye upon him.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XXIII. THE REVELATION OF THE SCARLET LETTER
15  She died on the first approach of cold weather, at the beginning of this last winter.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  He fought in the N African campaign during the last war.
2  At last I was able to work undisturbed.
3  The snowstorm will last till tomorrow afternoon.
4  I went to an employment agency last week.
5  Violence in the last analysis produces more violence.
6  At last the guests began to arrive.
7  Steve, as usual, was the last to arrive.
8  Labour easily beat the Conservatives in the last election.
9  He quit the show last year because of bad health.
10  The love that is too violent will not last long.
11  We just need to avoid defeat in our last two matches.
12  The total output is double that of last year.
13  A total of twenty letters were received last month.
14  Tough times never last, but tough people do.
15  She's had a really tough time the last year and a half.