Last Things

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plural noun

the subjects of eschatology: the second coming of Christ, the end of history, and the final destiny of the individual and humankind as a whole.

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Origin of Last Things

First recorded in 1470–80

Words nearby Last Things

last resort, last rites, last straw, Last Supper, last thing, Last Things, last word, Las Vegas, Las Vegas night, lat, latah

How to use Last Things in a sentence

In the last year, her fusion exercise class has attracted a cult following and become de rigueur among the celebrity set.
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In the end, I find it never fails to modernize even the most dramatic things.
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A Charlie Hebdo reporter said that security provision had been relaxed in the last month or so and the police car disappeared.
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What criticisms of last season did you find helpful, and not so helpful?
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Drugeon survived an airstrike last year and is believed to be still at large, officials have said.
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Other things being equal, the volume of voice used measures the value that the mind puts upon the thought.
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The boys were tumbling about, clinging to his legs, imploring that numerous things be brought back to them.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
In the drawing-room things went on much as they always do in country drawing-rooms in the hot weather.
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Among the Perpendicular additions to the church last named may be noted a very beautiful oaken rood-screen.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 4|Various
There are three things a wise man will not trust: the wind, the sunshine of an April day, and woman's plighted faith.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou