last resort
noun
: something done only if nothing else works
Asking for more time should be our last resort.
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Service interruptions are an absolute last resort and are only implemented after every effort has been made to reach an agreement or create a payment plan.
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Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Alternatively, consider using a rolling cart to keep hair tools or, as a last resort, an organizer that fits on one end of the counter.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2025
In response, insurance companies stopped writing new policies and began canceling existing policies citing risk, smaller carriers fled the state, and the California FAIR Plan—our insurer of last resort—became overwhelmed.
—Jenna Abbott, Oc Register, 30 Nov. 2025
Per state guidelines and Ohio Administrative Code, physical restraint must be used as a last resort and only when there is an immediate risk of physical harm to the student or others.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Nov. 2025
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Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Alternatively, consider using a rolling cart to keep hair tools or, as a last resort, an organizer that fits on one end of the counter.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2025
In response, insurance companies stopped writing new policies and began canceling existing policies citing risk, smaller carriers fled the state, and the California FAIR Plan—our insurer of last resort—became overwhelmed.
—Jenna Abbott, Oc Register, 30 Nov. 2025
Per state guidelines and Ohio Administrative Code, physical restraint must be used as a last resort and only when there is an immediate risk of physical harm to the student or others.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for last resort
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“Last resort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20resort. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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