“as a last resort”
As a last resort means as the final option available when all other alternatives have been tried or considered and have failed or been rejected. It implies that the action is taken only when there are no better choices left. Listen to how native speakers pronounce "as a last resort" in the video clips below.
Hear how "as a last resort" sounds in real speech — 1,000 examples from 10 videos, movies, and TV shows. Sources: Desperate Housewives 20 04, Gravity Falls, Philip DeFranco, Lewis Howes, The Infographics Show and 5 more.
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TV ShowDesperate Housewives 20 04
Desperate Housewives 20 04 — S01E06
“as a last resort.”
that animals shouldonly be euthanized … Ha ha ha ha ha.
Play at 7:53
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YouTubePhilip DeFranco756K views · 2024-04-11
OJ SIMPSON DEAD, Hasan Piker vs Jesse Watters, Vietnam’s “Biggest Fraud” Given Death Penalty, & More
“as a last resort.”
from other treatments may
come to see psychedelics … If a study participant
believes they received
Play at 15:23
YouTubeLewis Howes221K views · 2025-04-23
The Success Expert: STOP Moving the Goalposts & Finally Say “I’ve Won”! | Simon Sinek
“as a last resort, not a first line of”
who use layoffs existentially only and … defense. We need leaders who uh um who
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YouTubeThe Infographics Show1.4M views · 2023-07-21
First 72 Hours if Aliens Made Contact (Hour by Hour) And More ET Contact - Compilation
“as a last resort only 48 hours after a”
hostile nuclear weapons are to be used … hostile first Contact unfortunately not
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YouTubeWendover Productions2.0M views · 2022-06-29
The Incredible Logistics Behind Weather Forecasting
“As a last-resort, the National Weather service
also runs the Emergency Managers Weather Information”
which automatically broadcast a 24/7 feed
of conditions and forecasts. … Network, which uses their GOES satellites
to broadcast a data-feed down to earth that,
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YouTubeJake Tran1.6M views · 2022-01-30
McKinsey: The Company that Poisoned America
“as a last resort for cancer patients was”
ankles yes an addictive painkiller made … being used for toothaches but then in
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YouTubeHarvard Business Review261K views · 2022-05-18
How to Work with Someone You Can't Stand: The Harvard Business Review Guide
“As a last resort,
you can short circuit”
What if I ignore them? … being annoyed by just deciding
not to care about it anymore.
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YouTubeTrash Taste1.4M views · 2022-04-15
We Survived a MASSIVE Earthquake in Japan | Trash Taste #95
“as a last resort for whatever reason.”
- [Ashley] He said to have
required the additional liquid … - So, basically survival instincts,
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TV ShowGravity Falls
Gravity Falls — S01E13
“"...only as a last resort,”
Uh, got it. "When fighting a gremloblin, use water... … as water will make him much, much scarier."
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YouTubeFRONTLINE PBS | Official6.3M views · 2021-06-15
Prison State (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
“but as a last resort if I cannot get”
up that is not ever what I want to do … them to come to court if I cannot get
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