last resort
noun
: something done only if nothing else works
Asking for more time should be our last resort.
Examples of last resort in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The state is creating an insurer of last resort, officially called the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements, which will be paid for by assessments on the insurance industry.
—
Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 11 May 2024
Thomas said campus leadership initially instructed him to develop a plan without the use of police officers, in keeping with UC systemwide guidelines to first rely on communication with protesters and deploy law enforcement as a last resort.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
There are many reasons why incarceration is truly a last resort for me.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 7 May 2024
The letter said students should have ample room to express themselves even as schools announce and enforce reasonable content-neutral protest policies and armed police on campus should be a measure of last resort.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Thursday’s speakers included Victoria Roach, president of the California FAIR Plan, the state’s insurer of last resort.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Other elements include righting the finances of the state’s Fair Access to Insurance Requirements plan, an insurer of last resort that has been deluged with new policyholders since insurers started pulling back from the market.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Senior men in Arab radical groups that attacked Israel were assassinated, from time to time, but Mossad officials have always told us that killings were a last resort.
—Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Louisiana Citizens, the insurer of last resort for property owners in the state, was out of the question.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 11 May 2024
Thomas said campus leadership initially instructed him to develop a plan without the use of police officers, in keeping with UC systemwide guidelines to first rely on communication with protesters and deploy law enforcement as a last resort.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
There are many reasons why incarceration is truly a last resort for me.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 7 May 2024
The letter said students should have ample room to express themselves even as schools announce and enforce reasonable content-neutral protest policies and armed police on campus should be a measure of last resort.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Thursday’s speakers included Victoria Roach, president of the California FAIR Plan, the state’s insurer of last resort.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Other elements include righting the finances of the state’s Fair Access to Insurance Requirements plan, an insurer of last resort that has been deluged with new policyholders since insurers started pulling back from the market.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Senior men in Arab radical groups that attacked Israel were assassinated, from time to time, but Mossad officials have always told us that killings were a last resort.
—Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Louisiana Citizens, the insurer of last resort for property owners in the state, was out of the question.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'last resort.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near last resort
Cite this Entry
“Last resort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20resort. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share