last legs
Example Sentences
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In their telling, the country was on its last legs, barely functioning.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
The war tied Englishness exclusively to the Federalist Party, which was on its last legs and about to disappear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Already, the hotel was on its last legs.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2025
Emotionally and physically, I really had to go to that place of hysteria and desperation; she’s just on her last legs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
The building is on its last legs, struggling to remain upright in the earthquake.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
