last resort

Example Sentences

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The state’s insurer of last resort has more than doubled its membership since 2023 to more than 640,000 policies as insurers decline to insure homeowners in fire-prone neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

It also said legal action was a "last resort" where "there is no reasonable alternative".

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Schmitt said reducing package sizes—the industry’s time-honored way of raising prices without appearing to—remains a last resort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Quiet professionals understand that violence is risky and costly, and use it only as a last resort.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

The Russians had offered to help him as a last resort.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau