last

[læst]

Definition:
1. The temporal end; the concluding time.
2. The last or lowest in an ordering or series.
3. Persist or be long; in time.
4. Continue to live; endure or last.
5. Immediately past.

Use 'last' in a sentence:

1. When was the last time you saw her?
2. At last the traffic fell silent.
3. 'At last!' she cried dramatically.
4. My horse came in last.
5. We went to Japan last April.
6. I testified last.
7. I got married last July.
8. At last they were agreeing, at last they were getting somewhere.
9. This is our last bottle of water.
10. Sorry I misspelled your last name.
11. I skived the last lecture.
12. The problems began last November.
13. I'm down to my last dollar.
14. My parents split up last year.
15. He unfortunately passed away last year.
16. Imports totalled $1.5 billion last year.
17. She finished second to last.
18. The doctors operated last night.
19. I slept very little last night.
20. I couldn't sleep last night.
21. I didn't get much sleep last night.
22. When did you last have a period?
23. She started work last Monday.
24. Ticket prices shot up last year.
25. The last few weeks of the summer really dragged by.
26. In theory, these machines should last for ten years or more.
27. I came last but one in the race.
28. They separated last year.
29. Last night's vote was tied.
30. It's much easier compared with last time.
31. It wasn't so good as last time.
32. Last year the company returned a loss of £ 157 million.
33. The hospital closed at the end of last year.
34. Prices jumped by 60% last year.
35. How many countries took part in the last Olympic Games?
36. The market collapsed last October.
37. The house came on the market last year.
38. When did you last see him?
39. When were you there last?
40. This year's results are virtually the same as last year's.
41. Five people died in a house fire last night.
42. Sales are well up on last year.
43. No payments were made last week because of a computer error.
44. Trade was very good last month.
45. The last of these reasons is by far the most important.
46. It's a fine performance that commands attention from first to last.
47. The name has come down from the last century.
48. She was last to arrive.
49. This last point is crucial.
50. It is estimated the project will last four years.
51. The party came to power at the last election.
52. The effects will last for the whole of his life.
53. The traditional view was that marriage was meant to last.
54. The temperature reached a record low in London last night.
55. The human form has changed little over the last 30 000 years.
56. You've grown since the last time I saw you!
57. The last couple of years have been difficult.
58. Who could forget his speech at last year's party?
59. The program aired last week.