last legs

Example Sentences

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"It was absolutely on his last legs, I don't think it would have kept going much longer so I can't believe how well it's worked out for me to win this money."

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

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

If barefoot security is really on its last legs, it marks the end of an era.

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025

The building is on its last legs, struggling to remain upright in the earthquake.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer