last resort

Example Sentences

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Holm explained that the process was viewed as a last resort, and that individuals must be considered significantly ill and have a limited life expectancy before a lung transplant could be deemed appropriate.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The Fort is meant to be a last resort; no one is advising residents to stay put as flames approach.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Some teenagers feel betrayed by the bans, which mall owners implement as a last resort despite courting Gen Z shoppers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Officials last year announced enforcement action against the California Fair Plan, the state’s insurer of last resort, for allegedly “systematically denying and limiting smoke damage claims from wildfire survivors.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Lee Strunk carried a slingshot; a weapon of last resort, he called it.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien