last out

NOUN

demise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse departure dissolution downfall extinction failure passing termination

STRONG

annihilation curtains decease dying end ending expiration fall quietus ruin silence sleep

WEAK

final thrill last roundup lights out number's up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accomplishment beginning rise start success

STRONG

birth commencement construction creation opening

Example Sentences

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But his position looks fraught, with most investors and analysts now betting that he won’t last out the year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

When the last out was recorded, a club so hungry to add to its 2020 title came pouring out of the dugout, mobbing Buehler on the mound.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024

But with the Dodgers down to their last out, the Yankees' decision to intentionally walk the dangerous Mookie Betts, loading the bases for Freeman, backfired spectacularly.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2024

Atul had joined a free coaching centre for marginalised students in a nearby city, and this year was his last out of the two attempts allowed in IIT entrance examinations.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024

We’re up 9–5, and the Thunder are finally down to their last out.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

last out

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