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last resort
noun as in a final recourse
adjective as in last-ditch
Strong matches
- eleventh-hour
- final
- last-ditch
Example Sentences
Delta Air Lines said cancelations are a last resort and that if a new itinerary no longer fits a passenger’s travel needs, it will provide full and timely refunds to those eligible.
It doesn’t work for a struggling university program that would be a third tenant viewed as a last resort.
The BBC also heard landlords were grappling with financial pressures - while the body representing lenders said seeking to repossess a home was "always a last resort".
Seeking to repossess a home is "always a last resort" for lenders, said Karina Hutchins, a principal in the mortgage policy team at UK Finance, a trade association for the banking and financial services sector.
Such relocations are a last resort when human activities or climate change threaten the survival of wildlife or peaceful coexistence with humans, say conservationists.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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