last resort
Example Sentences
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For months, major employers treated hiring as an expensive last resort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Many of her own patients came only after first visiting indigenous healers, Tan said, viewing psychiatry as a "last resort".
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Bankruptcy is considered a last resort because of its long-term consequences on your credit score, especially if your debt payments and expenses exceed your income.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
"Fasting is his last resort in the place of the sword," Gandhi wrote, external in 1948, on the eve of his last fast.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
“Maybe you should just tell them the truth,” Chip had suggested, as a last resort, in desperation.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
