last resort
noun
: something done only if nothing else works
Asking for more time should be our last resort.
Examples of last resort in a Sentence
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Entry-level private security guards — who in many cases receive just a few days of training — are often directed by those who hire them to use force only as a last resort.
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Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Meanwhile, speculation increases that the state’s insurer of last resort – the bare-bones FAIR (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements) Plan – could face insolvency as desperate homeowners overburden that system.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 20 May 2024
Porto told jurors that an officer can only use deadly force as a last resort and that when an innocent bystander is harmed, the officer is liable.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024
The judge also proposed that the commission look at the rules outlining the carrier of last resort service obligations.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
Lower-toxicity insecticides can be used as a last resort, though check with local government rules about applications to turf since some areas restrict pesticide use on home lawns.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024
The floodwaters had even knocked out the control room’s batteries, the power source of last resort.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2011
The state is creating an insurer of last resort, officially called the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements, which will be paid for by assessments on the insurance industry.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 11 May 2024
Thomas said campus leadership initially instructed him to develop a plan without the use of police officers, in keeping with UC systemwide guidelines to first rely on communication with protesters and deploy law enforcement as a last resort.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Meanwhile, speculation increases that the state’s insurer of last resort – the bare-bones FAIR (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements) Plan – could face insolvency as desperate homeowners overburden that system.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 20 May 2024
Porto told jurors that an officer can only use deadly force as a last resort and that when an innocent bystander is harmed, the officer is liable.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024
The judge also proposed that the commission look at the rules outlining the carrier of last resort service obligations.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
Lower-toxicity insecticides can be used as a last resort, though check with local government rules about applications to turf since some areas restrict pesticide use on home lawns.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024
The floodwaters had even knocked out the control room’s batteries, the power source of last resort.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2011
The state is creating an insurer of last resort, officially called the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements, which will be paid for by assessments on the insurance industry.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 11 May 2024
Thomas said campus leadership initially instructed him to develop a plan without the use of police officers, in keeping with UC systemwide guidelines to first rely on communication with protesters and deploy law enforcement as a last resort.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
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“Last resort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20resort. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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