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
"It was absolutely on his last legs, I don't think it would have kept going much longer so I can't believe how well it's worked out for me to win this money."
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
In their telling, the country was on its last legs, barely functioning.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
If barefoot security is really on its last legs, it marks the end of an era.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2025
Strange, because it was obvious even to the most unobservant person that our friendship had been on its last legs for a long time.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
