Examples of last name in a Sentence
His first name is John and his last name is Smith.
please write your first name, middle initial, and last name at the top of the form
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The Herald’s figures for potential demographic misclassification, derived from matching common Hispanic last names — as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau — to those of inmates, are only estimates.
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Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
Her baptismal certificate lists neither a last name nor a father.
—James Johnston, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
Tom Cruise’s daughter Suri is going by a new last name.
—Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
An article in the Business section of Saturday's newspaper about the Delta Innovator Search contest identified Thompson by an incorrect last name.
—Andy Davis, arkansasonline.com, 23 June 2024
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Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
Her baptismal certificate lists neither a last name nor a father.
—James Johnston, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
Tom Cruise’s daughter Suri is going by a new last name.
—Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
An article in the Business section of Saturday's newspaper about the Delta Innovator Search contest identified Thompson by an incorrect last name.
—Andy Davis, arkansasonline.com, 23 June 2024
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“Last name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20name. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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