last resort
Example Sentences
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Just like war itself, polygraphs should be a lever of last resort.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
The railroads advertised the L.A. climate as a last resort for the world’s sickly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Olly said he paid as a "last resort" because it was quicker than going through Meta, which could take weeks.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Nvidia also recently signed deals with two young cloud-computing companies in Australia where it acts as a customer of last resort if they can’t find others to rent their computing power to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
For Africans, we were the firm of first choice and last resort.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
