last straw
noun
: the last of a series (as of events or indignities) that brings one beyond the point of endurance
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Beulah ordered her beloved Rob-Will to rehab (for the third time) and out of the family business line of succession after this alleged last straw killing.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 19 June 2026
Here, a single photon acts as that last straw, switching the device from one stable state to another.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2025
As personal and financial pressures mount, she's pushed to her breaking point, or, in this case, her last straw.
—EW.com, 18 June 2025
This winter’s bills and gas customer charges have been my last straw.
—Ben Roush, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 19 June 2026
Here, a single photon acts as that last straw, switching the device from one stable state to another.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2025
As personal and financial pressures mount, she's pushed to her breaking point, or, in this case, her last straw.
—EW.com, 18 June 2025
This winter’s bills and gas customer charges have been my last straw.
—Ben Roush, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for last straw
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“Last straw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20straw. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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