last legs

Example Sentences

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Even if your greek yogurt is on its last legs, I have found what seems like infinite uses for the tart, creamy product: breakfast, sauces, something vaguely adjacent to dessert.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

"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

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

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