last resort

Example Sentences

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That has led some to argue it is being used beyond the general understanding that it would only be used as a last resort.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Waiting lists have not been used in over a decade and are widely viewed as a last resort, per KFF.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

The government can elect to expressly be a buyer of last resort by only supporting suppliers when demand is weak, thus promoting more consistent production.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

It might be holding back some of its most powerful and longest-range missiles for use as a last resort if the regime appears in imminent danger of falling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

However, regular dog eating has been a last resort of meat-deprived human societies: the Aztecs had no other domestic mammal, and the Polynesians and ancient Chinese had only pigs and dogs.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond