last post
Americannoun
noun
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a bugle call that orders men to retire for sleep
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a similar call sounded at military funerals
Example Sentences
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In his last post on X, which was published on Monday, Purja said that he had not intended to climb Broad Peak.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
At the Whitehall service, Reverend Dr Lyndon Drake recited from The Fallen by poet Laurence Binyon before a Royal Marines Portsmouth Road Band trumpeter played the last post after which there was a one-minute silence.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
Her last post on Instagram was around 7 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
“When I made my last post, when I came to spring training, I made a decision of being another fan and supporting from any anywhere that I was going to be,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Abby’s tree floated between two buoys and hit the top of the last post on the pier.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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