last resort

noun

: something done only if nothing else works

Asking for more time should be our last resort.

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Across the country, Etienne and others have sold it to young men as a last resort for those who didn’t get recruited and, for those who did, a way to parlay their offers into better ones. —

Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024 An official for the Treasury Department, the agency charged with collecting on defaulted loans for the federal government, did not answer questions about specific collection methods but said they are used as a last resort. —

Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024 Accordingly, as a last resort, the departing president should use his pardon power to exonerate individuals who have already been singled out for prosecution by persons associated with the president-elect. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 Indefinite strikes could also be called as a last resort, but only after the union’s members have been consulted again. —

Hanna Ziady, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for last resort