last resort
Example Sentences
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Treasury, the global lender of last resort, is losing control of long-term rates.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
It has warned that as a last resort, large industrial consumers would have to face restrictions on consumption in the evening hours to save electricity.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Each family who placed a love one in care as a last resort expects them to be treated with respect and dignity," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
For months, major employers treated hiring as an expensive last resort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Lee Strunk carried a slingshot; a weapon of last resort, he called it.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
