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

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

Now I’ve finally managed to place my target’s physical location, but my phone’s a cracked, beat-up old thing, with an antique battery that’s on its last legs.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu