Meaning of last man standing | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The final person remaining in a battle or competition after everyone else has been eliminated.
   countable
2. A multiplayer deathmatch gameplay mode in which the last surviving player is the winner.
   uncountable

Examples

“One contestant will be eliminated at the end⟳ of every round. The last⟳ man standing wins $1,000,000.”

““Good idea,” Robbo said. “I'm sure there are going to be more rounds in this fight⟳. It's a matter⟳ of who wins the last⟳ round because there are no judges awarding points here. Last⟳ man standing is the winner.””

“Like⟳ The Last⟳ of the Mohicans, The Last⟳ Samurai criticizes the “sickness of greed.” The Mohicans and the samurai are lost, but principles of theirs can survive⟳ because the last⟳ man standing is white, like⟳ us, and we can lean⟳ from him, if we are willing to “face⟳ life.””

““So you're saying this fund did well. If they reinvested some of the profits into additional shares, then the profits have⟳ continued to grow⟳,” Kate stated. “And when you're talking about winner takes all,” Sykes said, “the last⟳ man standing is going to have⟳ a very, very nice payout.””

“In Last⟳ Man Standing mode, you are in an arena with the other player, but you cannot directly attack one another. Instead, you must fight⟳ the enemies, and the player who fights the best and survives the longest, wins.”

““Remember⟳ that last-man-standing mode they had for a while?” she asked as they goofed around in the rally locationwhile waiting for the next match⟳ to begin⟳. “The one where it was, like⟳, twenty teams on one map? Last⟳ team standing wins? Battleground Mode, or whatever?””

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