last resort

Example Sentences

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It also said legal action was a "last resort" where "there is no reasonable alternative".

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Schmitt said reducing package sizes—the industry’s time-honored way of raising prices without appearing to—remains a last resort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Quiet professionals understand that violence is risky and costly, and use it only as a last resort.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Irish police chief Justin Kelly said the action was taken as a last resort.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

I described our stay-away of 1961 as a last resort after the government showed no signs of taking any steps to either talk with us or meet our demands.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela