last resort
noun
: something done only if nothing else works
Asking for more time should be our last resort.
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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.
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Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Nov. 2025
While the ships are designed for intelligence gathering, they are armed with two AK-630 close-in weapon systems and SA-N-8 surface-to-air missile (SAM) launchers, for last resort self-defense, according to the Army.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Most people are reluctant to turn to their home as a piggy bank, viewing it instead as an asset of last resort, Blanchett said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025
India became Sri Lanka’s de facto lender of last resort without requiring the Sri Lankan government to address concerns about the human rights abuses, militarization, or corruption that fueled the country’s political crisis.
—Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
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Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Nov. 2025
While the ships are designed for intelligence gathering, they are armed with two AK-630 close-in weapon systems and SA-N-8 surface-to-air missile (SAM) launchers, for last resort self-defense, according to the Army.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Most people are reluctant to turn to their home as a piggy bank, viewing it instead as an asset of last resort, Blanchett said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025
India became Sri Lanka’s de facto lender of last resort without requiring the Sri Lankan government to address concerns about the human rights abuses, militarization, or corruption that fueled the country’s political crisis.
—Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 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 26 Nov. 2025.
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