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

As a last resort, lie flat in the nearest depression, ditch or culvert and cover your head with your arms. —David Clarey, jsonline.com, 14 Apr. 2026

Meanwhile, enrollment in California’s insurer of last resort has quadrupled since 2019, with more and more homeowners forced to rely on expensive and inadequate coverage. —Scott Wiener, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026

That’s forced hundreds of thousands of homeowners to obtain coverage from the FAIR Plan, the state’s insurer of last resort for properties in high-risk wildfire areas. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026

Both Karis and an attorney for the mothers, Sean Grimsley, said that the formula should be the choice of last resort for preterm infants, if mother’s milk or donated breast milk isn’t available. —Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for last resort

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