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
The last post the former England manager occupied was with Wolverhampton Wanderers, leaving in July 2006.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Mangione’s last post on X appears to be June 10.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2024
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
I open up her website, the one she ran with her sister, and check the date of the last post, which hasn’t changed since the last time I looked.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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