only recourse
Frequency: 6.85.0 per million words
The single available option or course of action.
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- Taking legal action became our only recourse after the negotiations failed.
- She felt that resigning from the board was her only recourse.
- The supreme court is often the only recourse left for seeking justice.
- A formal grievance was the only recourse available to the mistreated employee.
- Surgery is sometimes the only recourse for patients with this specific condition.
- His only recourse was to ask his family for a high-interest loan.
- If diplomacy fails, economic sanctions might be the only recourse.
- An immediate public apology was his only recourse to save his reputation.
- With the bridge destroyed, waiting for a boat was their only recourse.
- The buyer's only recourse is to request a full refund from the seller.