How to Use the final/last straw in a Sentence

the final/last straw

noun

• That was the last straw for the rest of the Freedom Caucus.
  — Molly Ball, Time, 18 July 2023
• This might just be the final straw that breaks the camel’s back.
  — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2023
• David’s teeth had begun to fall out, and this proved to be the final straw.
  — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024
• The last two of those, a 2-0 defeat to Japan and a 0-0 draw with Bahrain, both at home, were the final straw.
  — Matt Slater, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
• What was the final straw that led the union to finally call a strike?
  — Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 July 2024
• This was the last straw as far as McAdow was concerned.
  — Scott Yorko, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2024
• The last turnover the Lakers had with four minutes and 50 seconds left in the game was the final straw for them.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
• But my two-year-old cat’s sudden death was the final straw.
  — Kayla Blanton, SELF, 19 Mar. 2024
• The argument appears to be the final straw for Brandan, who leaves the house to sleep on a stone bench.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
• This was the final straw for Martha, who was heartbroken over the ordeal.
  — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
• Last year might have been the final straw for the long-standing tradition.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2022
• The most recent clash — and the one that might have been the last straw for Merida — involved the paper’s coverage of the war in the Middle East.
  — Jason McGahan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2024
• Among many other issues, today feels like the last straw.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 12 June 2023
• Maybe this will be the final straw that leads MK to question his Tesla overlords.
  — Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024
• Dewald said Reed’s affidavit was the last straw for him as a parent.
  — Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2023
• Palmer's on-camera noshing and raving about the oatmeal is the final straw.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
• Congress’ latest two-week recess, even with its long list of undone work, should be the last straw.
  — Michael J. Goff, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024
• Injuries derailed McCall’s playing time, and the final one was the last straw.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2024
• He’s done, and airing their drama to everyone last night was the final straw.
  — Emma Soren, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2024
• And protection of William in the press was the final straw in deciding to step down as a royal, Harry says.
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2022
• And protection of William in the press was the final straw in deciding to step down as a royal, Harry said.
  — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2023
• The passage of the new law was the last straw for some Israelis, who have been struggling with a high cost of living and underfunded schools.
  — Roni Caryn Rabin, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
• For them, the final straw was news, in early June, that the bodies of over 200 of their neighbors had been pulled from the ruins of a nearby building.
  — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2022
• The recorded tapes were the final straw after years of mismanagement of the franchise.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022
• The casualties of last year’s storms was the last straw, according to Karazissis.
  — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024
• Pisces February 19 – March 20 Conflict over a routine task could be the last straw for you today.
  — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
• The higher taxes for the rich was the final straw that sent my Capitol Hill neighbor packing to a penthouse across the river.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
• The only problem is, that might be the final straw for the Athletics franchise residing in the Bay Area.
  — Tyler Small, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022
• Many feel the Labour Party government’s tax change, part of an effort to raise billions of pounds to fund public services, is the last straw.
  — Jill Lawless, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2024
• For the mom and the daughter and the civil jury sitting in judgment, that his accusations brought harassment and threats by pro-Trump lowlifes to their front door was the last straw.
  — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Mar 2025