last resort
noun
: something done only if nothing else works
Asking for more time should be our last resort.
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State Farm has also been named as a defendant in an April lawsuit filed by homeowners who accuse dozens of insurers of colluding over the last several years to force them into the California FAIR Plan, the insurer of last resort that offers limited but typically expensive coverage.
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Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
What was once a surgery performed as a last resort to recapture your youthful look has now become one of the most popular treatments to fine-tune your facial features.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 16 June 2025
Nontraditional finance is no longer a ‘last resort’.
—Liquidia, USA Today, 5 June 2025
That’s because storing oil at sea is more expensive than on land and a measure of last resort in extreme cases when onshore storage appears to run out.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
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Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
What was once a surgery performed as a last resort to recapture your youthful look has now become one of the most popular treatments to fine-tune your facial features.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 16 June 2025
Nontraditional finance is no longer a ‘last resort’.
—Liquidia, USA Today, 5 June 2025
That’s because storing oil at sea is more expensive than on land and a measure of last resort in extreme cases when onshore storage appears to run out.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for last resort
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“Last resort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20resort. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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