last resort
noun
: something done only if nothing else works
Asking for more time should be our last resort.
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Anthropic turns to the judiciary as a last resort to vindicate its rights and halt the Executive's unlawful campaign of retaliation.
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Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2026
With so many safe solutions at your disposal, chemical insecticides are a last resort for preventing and dealing with lawn grubs.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
The insurer said during a Senate committee hearing that Nutex abuses the independent dispute resolution process, which was intended by the federal No Surprises Act to be a last resort in cases where providers and health insurers can’t agree on what should be paid for out-of-network care.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
In the hierarchy of family planning first comes the natural birth of your biological child, then IUI/IVF, and then finding a surrogate or adoption as a last resort.
—Amy Sheehan, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2026
With so many safe solutions at your disposal, chemical insecticides are a last resort for preventing and dealing with lawn grubs.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
The insurer said during a Senate committee hearing that Nutex abuses the independent dispute resolution process, which was intended by the federal No Surprises Act to be a last resort in cases where providers and health insurers can’t agree on what should be paid for out-of-network care.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
In the hierarchy of family planning first comes the natural birth of your biological child, then IUI/IVF, and then finding a surrogate or adoption as a last resort.
—Amy Sheehan, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
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 13 Mar. 2026.
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