last legs
Example Sentences
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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
"It feels like every other week there are more cases about baby injury or death and maternity services are on their last legs," she said.
From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025
If barefoot security is really on its last legs, it marks the end of an era.
From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025
The building is on its last legs, struggling to remain upright in the earthquake.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
