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

Shutting off some or all of the water for two hospitals that provide life-saving care to the community, a last resort to get payment, would be a difficult decision. —Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026

Villaraigosa said the state need to make the FAIR plan, which is an insurer of last resort, work for more people until California is able to bring insurers back. —Grace Hase, Mercury News, 7 May 2026

Liz Hempowicz, deputy executive director of American Oversight, said the Marine Corps’ emphasis on de-escalation and on using force only as a last resort stands in stark contrast to what happened on the ground in Los Angeles with immigration agents. —Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026

Demand full transparency for revenue increases, which should only be used as a last resort. —Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026

Rhymes for last resort

• heliport
• nonsupport
• reexport
• teleport
• ultrashort
• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort