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

In her May 29 letter, Wolff said supplemental funding requests of any source should be a tool of last resort and that the state would not accept any new line-item funding requests that do not have prior approval. — Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2026

Administrations of both political parties have subpoenaed reporters to testify before a grand jury in past cases involving national-security leaks, but rarely, and as a last resort. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

Though unusual, unorthodox and often a last resort, police departments at times call on psychics to help redirect detectives who’ve looked at the same facts and evidence time and again. — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Grabbing a single ticket and heading to the ballpark by yourself used to feel like a last resort. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026

Rhymes for last resort

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