How to Use every last in a Sentence

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  • Young Celie and young Nettie and Shug and every last one of them .
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The sandwich and the fries fill you up fast, so savor every last bite.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
  • That didn’t deter our testers, who scraped every last morsel off the plate.
    — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
  • Trying to squeeze every last drop of life out of your smartphone?
    — Fox News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • With the high stakes, his backers are pulling out the stops to mobilize every last vote.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
  • The train goes over the cliff, taking every last passenger with it.
    — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023
  • The secret weapon is the unique brush, which fans out with ten layers of bristles and is curved to coat every last lash.
    — Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
  • This two-in-one citrus press gets every last drop of juice out from lemons, limes and even small oranges.
    — Liz Kadar, Redbook, 6 July 2023
  • The pork chop bones are excavated for every last morsel of meat.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
  • Viewed through the prism of wringing out the most of every last great Steph Curry season, this year was squandered.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The taps in the Gaza Strip are running dry, and residents are scrambling to save every last drop of water.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • There’s a competition every last Wednesday of the month, and that night, the theme was Lady Gaga.
    — Vulture, 1 Sep. 2023
  • In the lead-up to Wicked, the singer embraced method dressing to the fullest possible extent, scouring the earth for every last pink dress.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Lay them horizontally to cover every last inch of space, from the backsplash to the range hood, to help the space feel wider.
    — Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 30 June 2023
  • That's rare at a time when Intel has been pushing its chips to the edge to squeeze every last bit of performance out of high-end Core i9 and Core i7 chips.
    — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2024
  • All the while, Brody’s gaze and posture hold intensely on to every last drop of hope in his character’s body.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Here’s how to use every last bit of your Thanksgiving leftovers.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
  • This one begins with a gel-oil texture and then dissolves into a cleanser that takes off every last bit of gunk on your face.
    — Brittany Leitner, StyleCaster, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Next, drain the sink or tub and wash out every last bit of detergent, dirt, and grime until the water leaving the pillow runs clear.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The Heat, however, needed every last second of a play-in game against Chicago to make the playoffs as an eight seed.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2023
  • One dish is on every last one: blanched spargel served under a slathering of hollandaise, beside a clutch of new potatoes, a slab of schnitzel and a slice of lemon.
    — Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 1 June 2024
  • After every last doily, every stitch of fabric, each skein of yard has been bought; once even the very fixtures and shelves are sold off, Wells will lock the door for the last time and walk away.
    — John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Welcome to Shelf Life, where celebrities break down every last detail of their beauty routines from the highest hair on their heads to the tips of their toes.
    — Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Michigan summers are far too short, but dining al fresco is a way to savor every last bit of it.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Lastly, clear every last bit of residue out by giving the disposal a final rinse.
    — Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 12 July 2024
  • Serve with rice or bread to appreciate every last drop.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Scott’s Robin Hood has a more historical bent, which is the first indicator that every last bit of fun has been drained out of it.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
  • As climate change causes many regions of the world to dry up, smart agriculture is one means to adapt to the crisis, and make every last drop of water count.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Probably trying to find a way to get every last bit into her bloodstream.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
  • The Cowboys seem to be more concerned about the possibility of cap hell than exhausting every last resource to win now.
    — Jon MacHota, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025

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