last resort
noun
: something done only if nothing else works
Asking for more time should be our last resort.
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The grassroots optimism of that earlier social-media era is long gone, though, replaced by a sense of posting as a last resort.
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2025
Employees should use those channels first and consider a public callout only as a genuine last resort.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards (Glen Powell) is convinced by the show’s charming but ruthless producer, Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), to enter the game as a last resort.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Usually a last resort, the public nuisance investigation allows the Davidson County District Attorney's Office to bring these actions to criminal court, despite the complaint itself being civil in nature, Aaron said.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2025
Employees should use those channels first and consider a public callout only as a genuine last resort.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards (Glen Powell) is convinced by the show’s charming but ruthless producer, Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), to enter the game as a last resort.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Usually a last resort, the public nuisance investigation allows the Davidson County District Attorney's Office to bring these actions to criminal court, despite the complaint itself being civil in nature, Aaron said.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 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 3 Nov. 2025.
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