last thing

British  

adverb

1. as the final action, esp before retiring to bed at night

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Example Sentences

The last thing traders want is to be caught on the wrong side of insider bets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

But such an old mammal bone was the last thing he and his daughter had expected to discover.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

“People that are looking for a property or going to sell a property, starstruck is the last thing they are,” she clarifies.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

“We’ve shown up for each other as friends over the years, through all the highs and lows, and what’s developed recently was the last thing either of us expected.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The last thing I needed was to be swept up in someone else’s revolution, when I was battling my own war trying to get my family here.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros