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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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
“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
The last post on his own Weibo account, which has more than 880,000 followers and had been updated daily with Buddhist teachings, is dated 24 July.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025
His last post was as Venezuela’s ambassador to Argentina during the first years of Hugo Chávez’s presidency.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
“This is the last post of the day, is it not?”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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