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
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If you’re lost and have no way to get help, following a drainage or stream downhill can be used as a last resort, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.
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Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
The San Diego River is a stop of last resort for many unhoused people such as Waterman.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
California’s home insurer of last resort sees an enrollment surge, raising concerns over its finances.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
In Illinois, where Johnsburg Elementary School is located, schools are allowed to suspend young students, but legislators passed a law in 2015 that encourages using suspension as a last resort.
—Ariel Gilreath, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
The treatment was given as a last resort to save the children's lives.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
In all, the nonprofit — established by the state as an insurer of last resort — has about 373,000 property policies, a figure that includes both homes and businesses.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
The package also aims to move homeowners back onto the roles of commercial insurers and off the FAIR Plan, while improving the finances and coverage of the state’s insurer of last resort.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
With more California homeowners just discovering their insurance policies are getting canceled — and hundreds of thousands of others stuck with a pricey option of last resort — state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s efforts to fix the home insurance market can’t come quickly enough.
—Levi Sumagaysay, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
The San Diego River is a stop of last resort for many unhoused people such as Waterman.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
California’s home insurer of last resort sees an enrollment surge, raising concerns over its finances.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
In Illinois, where Johnsburg Elementary School is located, schools are allowed to suspend young students, but legislators passed a law in 2015 that encourages using suspension as a last resort.
—Ariel Gilreath, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
The treatment was given as a last resort to save the children's lives.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
In all, the nonprofit — established by the state as an insurer of last resort — has about 373,000 property policies, a figure that includes both homes and businesses.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
The package also aims to move homeowners back onto the roles of commercial insurers and off the FAIR Plan, while improving the finances and coverage of the state’s insurer of last resort.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
With more California homeowners just discovering their insurance policies are getting canceled — and hundreds of thousands of others stuck with a pricey option of last resort — state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s efforts to fix the home insurance market can’t come quickly enough.
—Levi Sumagaysay, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Last resort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20resort. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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