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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Her last post on YouTube is a 34-minute video explaining why she did not deserve the "nepo kids" label, uploaded months ago.
From BBC
Abby’s tree floated between two buoys and hit the top of the last post on the pier.
From Literature
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“This is the last post of the day, is it not?”
From Literature
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There's the two-minute silence and then the Last Post is played by a bugler, reverberating around Westminster rather than the usual roar of traffic.
From BBC
That was the last post featuring his actor wife.
From Los Angeles Times
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