How to Use last hurrah in a Sentence

last hurrah

noun
  • Casemiro’s last hurrah What’s he got left for us?
    — Ian Irving, New York Times, 9 May 2026
  • Midge is coming back to the small screen for one last hurrah.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Tommy fixed a flaw in his swing that led to one last hurrah on tour.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2022
  • That surgery was supposed to be the last hurrah, to get me over the hump.
    — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2019
  • But the weather is warmer than ever, so why not one last hurrah?
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Does the 85-year-old owner have a last hurrah in him?
    — Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Presser plans one last hurrah to thank all of his customers over the years.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland.com, 29 Jan. 2018
  • But the whole season was its own last hurrah, as opposed to the last night.
    — Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2021
  • This is kind of the last hurrah for me, and we were blessed enough to make the tournament.
    — Evan Dudley, al, 18 Mar. 2022
  • The Raiders have one last hurrah in them this season and should win at home this week.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Exploding white dwarf stars may well be the last hurrah of the cosmos.
    — Dan Falk, National Geographic, 17 Aug. 2020
  • That is where Leonard Bernstein went and had his sort of last hurrah.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2023
  • If this was, indeed, her last hurrah in the all-around, no gymnast has been better, longer.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The shame is that this might be the last hurrah for the 115th Congress.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2018
  • If this was her last hurrah in organized sports, Megan Williams went out in style.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2022
  • The Ghoul Boys are back in town for one last hurrah, just in time for Halloween.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The heft of his résumé tells us yes, that the 73-year-old club president has a last hurrah in him.
    — Greg Cote, miamiherald, 22 June 2018
  • The biggest plus for Crouchie should be the chance to end his career on a real high, a last hurrah.
    — SI.com, 8 July 2018
  • The brand’s last hurrah, the Facel II, is a big part of the reason why.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Following the win, Nance didn’t want to think about whether Wednesday was the last hurrah.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Stay tuned, because winter’s last hurrah may not have reached Southeast Texas just yet.
    — Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The Packers won 28-17, but perhaps it can be seen as a last hurrah.
    — Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Cincinnati wants to pose a threat to playoff contenders as a kind of last hurrah in 2019.
    — Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • If James relents on his no-trade clause, the Lakers can send him to a contender for one last hurrah.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • By the time August rolls around, many of us are balancing summer’s last hurrah with the need to give our hair a break.
    — Essence, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Three old friends, all 66 years old, arrive at Martha’s Vineyard for a last hurrah.
    — Ron Charles critic, Washington Post, 29 July 2019
  • Three old friends, all 66 years old, arrive at Martha's Vineyard for a last hurrah.
    — Ron Charles, Dallas News, 30 July 2019
  • The concert starring Jason Aldean was a last hurrah, the big act of the final night.
    — Julie Bosman and Amy Harmon, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2017
  • The goal was one last hurrah of competitiveness and Dubas’ work towards that goal was not good enough.
    — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Ferries had been the only way to get vehicles back-and-forth across the bay for 83 years, and this was their last hurrah.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2019

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