How to Use last name in a Sentence
last name
noun
- His first name is John and his last name is Smith.
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This is the first time her last name has appeared in the press.
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Dianna Mazzone Singh,
Allure,
2 Apr. 2024
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This is the first time her last name has appeared in the press.
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Dianna Mazzone Singh,
Allure,
18 June 2024
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Fans in the audience screamed out the star’s last name.
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Paul Grein,
Billboard,
28 Feb. 2024
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Musk asked Zilis if her twins might like to take his last name.
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Paul Glader,
CNN,
12 Sep. 2023
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Though some still doubt that claim, his son changed his last name too.
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Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Nov. 2022
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Many in Hildale are related and share the same last name.
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Courtney Tanner,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
10 Sep. 2022
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As a teacher, I am known more by my last name than my first.
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Elana Rabinowitz,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Jan. 2024
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His last name, Eiden, is the third-fastest riser on the boy name list.
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Caitlin O'Kane,
CBS News,
10 May 2024
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Jon Hamm puts his last name to good use in a new campaign.
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Marianne Garvey,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2023
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In the photos, Pratt posed with his son, who wore a jersey with their last name on the back.
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Hannah Sacks,
Peoplemag,
1 Aug. 2023
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More from Carolyn Hax From the archive: Groom wants to take her last name.
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Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
14 Sep. 2023
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Enter your first name, last name, birth month, birth year and ZIP code.
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Clara Hendrickson,
Detroit Free Press,
6 Aug. 2024
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Saul asked me not to use his last name, which isn’t uncommon.
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Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Oct. 2023
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Once there, plug in your first initial, last name, county and date of birth.
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Kristal Dixon,
Axios,
15 Oct. 2024
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The first two letters of their last names gave the studio its snappy moniker: Stax.
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Marco Della Cava,
USA TODAY,
19 May 2024
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Among them is Asma, who declined to give her last name.
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Taylor Luck,
The Christian Science Monitor,
1 Feb. 2024
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Danielle Jonas doesn't mind flexing her last name every once in a while.
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Daniela Avila,
Peoplemag,
21 Sep. 2023
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The front breast features an Eiffel Tower, while the back boasts his last name.
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Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
31 July 2024
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As soon as he was cast, the top priority for Chacon was to change his last name from the one in the book.
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Vulture,
13 Mar. 2023
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Beshear is the kind of a name that is the last name of Kentucky’s current governor, Andy Beshear.
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Olivia Krauth,
The Courier-Journal,
31 Dec. 2022
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As People reported, Shiloh isn’t the first of their kids to drop Pitt from their last name.
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Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2024
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Elisa, who prefers not to share her last name for privacy, looks at the crowd around her at the Toronto protest.
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Lenora Chu,
The Christian Science Monitor,
15 Nov. 2023
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Rob had his last name legally changed from Cummings to Zombie in 1996, and when the pair wed, Sheri took the name as well.
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Emily Krauser,
Peoplemag,
10 Mar. 2023
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Broccoli doesn’t have a last name, silly. Knock, knock.
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Kelly O'Sullivan,
Country Living,
29 Aug. 2023
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Tom Cruise’s daughter Suri is going by a new last name.
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Eva Hartman,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2024
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Just ask Alex and Christian Birkenstock, the brothers behind the shoes that share their last name.
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Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
12 Oct. 2023
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This was the case for Natalie, 22, from New York, who prefers to keep her last name private.
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Susan Akyeampong,
refinery29.com,
26 July 2024
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The court documents claim that both people share the same last name and address.
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Diana Dasrath,
NBC News,
9 July 2022
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Newport questioned Bateman on why Osmond anyways and if his last name had anything to do with the appeal.
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Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
10 Oct. 2024
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