last time
noun
1
: the most recent time
The last time I saw him was at his wedding.
2
: the final time
That was the last time I saw him. He died soon after.
I'm telling you this for the last time.
Examples of last time in a Sentence
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Even if the turnout stays the same, millions of prior voters will stay home and be replaced by millions who stayed home last time.
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Nate Cohn, New York Times, 24 May 2024
Biden trails in Arizona by 5 points despite winning it last time, and Trump is comfortably up by 9 points in Florida, after winning it twice in the last two cycles.
—Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 19 May 2024
Roger Hartley, dean of UB’s College of Public Affairs, said the smaller field makes the matchup feel fresh, particularly given that Scott won last time with just 29.6% of the vote.
—Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
Remember: The Niners certainly had a hang-over one last time the played in the Super Bowl, though, to be fair, the world had ended between the team’s trip to South Florida and the start of the 2020 NFL season.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
Cohen's last time on the stand Cohen himself served as a vital witness in Trump's civil fraud trial last year, testifying that Trump inflated his net worth to increase his position on the Forbes ranking of billionaires.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 May 2024
That’s when Taylor said his wife regained consciousness one last time.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 12 May 2024
Chicago’s last time in such a spotlight, the NATO summit in 2012, received mostly positive reviews.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 8 May 2024
There, Kumkum Rai says people regret not voting for the BJP last time in Ghazipur.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 6 May 2024
Nate Cohn, New York Times, 24 May 2024
Biden trails in Arizona by 5 points despite winning it last time, and Trump is comfortably up by 9 points in Florida, after winning it twice in the last two cycles.
—Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 19 May 2024
Roger Hartley, dean of UB’s College of Public Affairs, said the smaller field makes the matchup feel fresh, particularly given that Scott won last time with just 29.6% of the vote.
—Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
Remember: The Niners certainly had a hang-over one last time the played in the Super Bowl, though, to be fair, the world had ended between the team’s trip to South Florida and the start of the 2020 NFL season.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
Cohen's last time on the stand Cohen himself served as a vital witness in Trump's civil fraud trial last year, testifying that Trump inflated his net worth to increase his position on the Forbes ranking of billionaires.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 May 2024
That’s when Taylor said his wife regained consciousness one last time.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 12 May 2024
Chicago’s last time in such a spotlight, the NATO summit in 2012, received mostly positive reviews.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 8 May 2024
There, Kumkum Rai says people regret not voting for the BJP last time in Ghazipur.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 6 May 2024
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