Last Things
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of Last Things
First recorded in 1470–80
Example Sentences
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Jenny Offill is the author of Last Things and Dept. of Speculation.
From Slate • Apr. 5, 2018
Of all Shaw's plays it depends the least on his wise dramatic energy and the most on what he thinks of First and Last Things.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the end, Last Things is less an ode to mortality than a lip reading through the obituary column.
From Time Magazine Archive
To be sure, Last Things is technically about death.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dear Wells,—"First and Last Things" is a great achievement.
From The Letters of William James, Vol. II by James, William
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