every last

idiom

used as a more forceful way of saying every
He ate every last cookie.

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Recent Examples on the Web In the same vein, wayward vines are nipped, and emerging roots thrust deep into the ground, in hopes of harnessing every last nutrient for the potential champion. Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2024 No-one can blame ECB Managing Director Rob Key for squeezing every last bit of juice out of that zesty lemon. Tim Ellis, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 Yet for the next month, every last new piece of economic data will be proclaimed as good for Vice President Kamala Harris if positive or good for former President Donald Trump if negative. Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024 This outfit played Oregon Trail, has seen every last Anne of Green Gables adaptation, and now shops at The Row. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for every last 

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“Every last.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/every%20last. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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