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
In their telling, the country was on its last legs, barely functioning.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
"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
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
The building is on its last legs, struggling to remain upright in the earthquake.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
