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
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In all, the nonprofit — established by the state as an insurer of last resort — has about 373,000 property policies, a figure that includes both homes and businesses.
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
The package also aims to move homeowners back onto the roles of commercial insurers and off the FAIR Plan, while improving the finances and coverage of the state’s insurer of last resort.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
With more California homeowners just discovering their insurance policies are getting canceled — and hundreds of thousands of others stuck with a pricey option of last resort — state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s efforts to fix the home insurance market can’t come quickly enough.
—Levi Sumagaysay, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Wait It Out: As a last resort, wait for your queue to expire.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2024
Aid groups say airdrops should be only a last resort and instead urge the opening of other crossings into Gaza and the removal of obstacles at the few that are open.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 3 Mar. 2024
This is a last resort, only to be used when all other efforts to control finances have failed.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Erin Ryan, a spokesperson for the city, said the city would use impounding as a last resort.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 12 Feb. 2024
At a legislative hearing last week, Victoria Roach, president of the FAIR Plan Assn., warned lawmakers that the insurer of last resort had a surplus of only $200 million and was at risk of financial instability should a catastrophic event occur.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
The package also aims to move homeowners back onto the roles of commercial insurers and off the FAIR Plan, while improving the finances and coverage of the state’s insurer of last resort.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
With more California homeowners just discovering their insurance policies are getting canceled — and hundreds of thousands of others stuck with a pricey option of last resort — state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s efforts to fix the home insurance market can’t come quickly enough.
—Levi Sumagaysay, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Wait It Out: As a last resort, wait for your queue to expire.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2024
Aid groups say airdrops should be only a last resort and instead urge the opening of other crossings into Gaza and the removal of obstacles at the few that are open.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 3 Mar. 2024
This is a last resort, only to be used when all other efforts to control finances have failed.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Erin Ryan, a spokesperson for the city, said the city would use impounding as a last resort.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 12 Feb. 2024
At a legislative hearing last week, Victoria Roach, president of the FAIR Plan Assn., warned lawmakers that the insurer of last resort had a surplus of only $200 million and was at risk of financial instability should a catastrophic event occur.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Last resort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20resort. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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