last legs
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Even if your greek yogurt is on its last legs, I have found what seems like infinite uses for the tart, creamy product: breakfast, sauces, something vaguely adjacent to dessert.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
Twenty years later, with magazines on their last legs, Anna, er, Miranda, is already diminished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
Already, the hotel was on its last legs.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2025
The last time they played a festival comparable to Coachella was in January 1985 at Rock in Rio in Brazil, when the band was on their last legs after their incredibly successful first run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 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
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