last resort

noun

: something done only if nothing else works

Asking for more time should be our last resort.

Examples of last resort in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even as private insurers flee hurricane zones or raise premiums and lower coverage limits, the federal government, and to a lesser degree the state of Florida, remain as the insurers of last resort — paying out claims to people whose homes were washed away and businesses that were flooded out. —Peter Green, Quartz, 14 Oct. 2024

Homeowners unable to secure traditional policies have had to turn to the costly FAIR Plan, California’s insurer of last resort. —Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024

Florida’s insurer of last resort, now saddled with risk from multiple homeowners, has proposed a rate increase of 14 percent, set to go into effect next year. —Molly Taft, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024

In an attempt to alleviate the sewers, officials turned to their outlets of last resort: releasing runoff mixed with human waste into Lake Michigan. —Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024