last legs
Example Sentences
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Twenty years later, with magazines on their last legs, Anna, er, Miranda, is already diminished.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
In their telling, the country was on its last legs, barely functioning.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
"It feels like every other week there are more cases about baby injury or death and maternity services are on their last legs," she said.
From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025
If barefoot security is really on its last legs, it marks the end of an era.
From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025
They pressed their heads tenderly against his bosom, muttering endearing and melodramatic lovey-doveys, even as they also anxiously listened to see if the old ticker really was on its last legs.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
