Idiom
every last
Meaning
every; without exception (used for emphasis).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I ate every last cookie in the jar.”
“The storm destroyed every last tree in the park, leaving the area completely empty.”
“After the long investigation, the detective finally accounted for every last detail of the complicated crime.”
Examples
simple
“I ate every last cookie in the jar.”
contextual
“The storm destroyed every last tree in the park, leaving the area completely empty.”
complex
“After the long investigation, the detective finally accounted for every last detail of the complicated crime.”
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