How to Use the last/final word in a Sentence

the last/final word

noun

• At the end of the day, the last word should be the truth.
  — D. Smith, Variety, 7 Aug. 2023
• Kingston said the hope in Japan was that this was not the last word on the deal.
  — Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
• Despite the pushback from the FCC, Musk may get the last word.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 2 Oct. 2024
• Hochul had the last word, and quickly derailed the idea.
  — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2024
• But the union's loss at Amazon in 2021 was not the final word.
  — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 6 May 2024
• The study is unlikely to be the last word on the fate of the West Antarctic ice shelves.
  — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2023
• As if that were the last word on the subject, Cranston did a bit: making to get up and walk out of the room.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2023
• MacLaine won—and got the last word in her victory speech.
  — Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 12 Nov. 2023
• Now, close to a decade later, fans think Bey is getting the last word.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2024
• State supreme courts have the final word on questions of state law.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024
• Also, this is not the last word: The Fifth Circuit can still rule on the Texas lawsuit soon.
  — The Editors, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
• As the last word left his mouth, the woman plummeted to the ground, striking the concrete base of the fence.
  — Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
• And what of the last word De Gaulle used of Paris: liberated?
  — John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Nov. 2022
• The high court could agree to hear the case, or let the lower court's ruling stand as the final word on the issue.
  — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 29 Feb. 2024
• None of this is likely to be the last word on the minimum wage issue.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
• The decision to end the film with Rowan having the last word is a powerful one.
  — Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 1 Aug. 2022
• In the play, an ambitious Michelin-star chef is used to having the last word.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 May 2024
• While a legal blow, the Supreme Court’s decision should not—and need not—be the final word.
  — Olatunde Johnson, Time, 29 June 2023
• The new paper is unlikely to be the final word on what killed the dinosaurs.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
• While Kimberly laughed at the exchange, Jenny tried to have the last word.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
• But Ingram said that might not be the final word on his NFL career.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 30 Aug. 2023
• Wembanyama and fourth-year guard Devin Vassell had their moments, but the Kings had the last word.
  — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2024
• Little of it should be considered the final word on the topic.
  — David Bauder, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
• Danzinger got the last word before adjourning the meeting.
  — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
• That decision will likely be the final word for the deal one way or the other, although the case could go on still.
  — Evan Clark, WWD, 19 Sep. 2024
• Under that method, so now the commissioner gets the first and only word as well as the final word?
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024
• Advertisement Goff ended up getting the last word — on and off the field.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• There’s a chance the Ninth Circuit won’t have the final word on the litigation, either.
  — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2024
• Instead of using the popular vote to determine the election’s winner, a group of electors have the last word.
  — Doug Melville, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
• Parker took those earlier reviews into account, then gave herself the last word.
  — Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024