last legs

Example Sentences

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Twenty years later, with magazines on their last legs, Anna, er, Miranda, is already diminished.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

In their telling, the country was on its last legs, barely functioning.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

Already, the hotel was on its last legs.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025

The sport may be on its last legs in Scotland, but those who wish to see it permanently banned are not nearly ready to give up the chase.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

Now I’ve finally managed to place my target’s physical location, but my phone’s a cracked, beat-up old thing, with an antique battery that’s on its last legs.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu