How to Use the final/last straw in a Sentence

the final/last straw

noun

• That was the last straw for the rest of the Freedom Caucus.
  — Molly Ball, Time, 18 July 2023
• This might just be the final straw that breaks the camel’s back.
  — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2023
• The last turnover the Lakers had with four minutes and 50 seconds left in the game was the final straw for them.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
• But my two-year-old cat’s sudden death was the final straw.
  — Kayla Blanton, SELF, 19 Mar. 2024
• The argument appears to be the final straw for Brandan, who leaves the house to sleep on a stone bench.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
• Last year might have been the final straw for the long-standing tradition.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2022
• The most recent clash — and the one that might have been the last straw for Merida — involved the paper’s coverage of the war in the Middle East.
  — Jason McGahan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2024
• Among many other issues, today feels like the last straw.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 12 June 2023
• Dewald said Reed’s affidavit was the last straw for him as a parent.
  — Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2023
• Congress’ latest two-week recess, even with its long list of undone work, should be the last straw.
  — Michael J. Goff, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024
• He’s done, and airing their drama to everyone last night was the final straw.
  — Emma Soren, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2024
• And protection of William in the press was the final straw in deciding to step down as a royal, Harry said.
  — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2023
• And protection of William in the press was the final straw in deciding to step down as a royal, Harry says.
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2022
• The passage of the new law was the last straw for some Israelis, who have been struggling with a high cost of living and underfunded schools.
  — Roni Caryn Rabin, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
• For them, the final straw was news, in early June, that the bodies of over 200 of their neighbors had been pulled from the ruins of a nearby building.
  — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2022
• The recorded tapes were the final straw after years of mismanagement of the franchise.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022
• The casualties of last year’s storms was the last straw, according to Karazissis.
  — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024
• The higher taxes for the rich was the final straw that sent my Capitol Hill neighbor packing to a penthouse across the river.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
• The only problem is, that might be the final straw for the Athletics franchise residing in the Bay Area.
  — Tyler Small, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022
• Chapek faced his share of public scandals, but the final straw was likely the thumbs-down verdict in recent months from Wall Street.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Nov. 2022
• Might someone have foreseen that this could blow up and become the last straw for the job tenure of Posley and probably others?
  — Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 7 June 2024
• But a Telegram post in July apparently was the last straw.
  — Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2023
• Cynics wondered whether that meeting might have been the final straw, but, in truth, the sense of royal timing was exact.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2022
• But the dropping test scores and the widening racial gap should be the final straw for parents — the teachers unions and politicians who kept schools closed should be held accountable.
  — Joel Mathis, The Week, 23 June 2023
• Camille catching Gabriel with Emily was the final straw for her in her relationship with Gabriel, aside from her love affair with the artist from her gallery, Sofia.
  — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 22 Dec. 2022
• For Judge Kaplan, the article about Ms. Ellison was the final straw.
  — Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2023
• The demonstration was sparked by Rittenhouse's planned appearance, but that was only the last straw.
  — The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2024
• Will this be the final straw that breaks Brandan and Mary’s tumultuous relationship of two years?
  — Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2023
• But the beating incident, caught on video, was the final straw for the City Council — and for many Providence residents.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2021
• Related Articles Miss Manners: The birthday joke was the last straw.
  — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 31 Aug 2024