last legs

Example Sentences

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"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 war tied Englishness exclusively to the Federalist Party, which was on its last legs and about to disappear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The craze drove AMC’s shares up exponentially at a time when it looked like the Leawood, Kan.-based company might have been on its last legs, something many Wall Street professionals were betting on.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 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