dernier ressort
Example Sentences
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It was a strategic manoeuvre, a desperate and dernier ressort on his part.
From The Scalp Hunters by Stewart, F.A.
It was a dernier ressort, and only adopted because all other efforts had failed; after years of yearning, deep craving of the heart.
From The Scalp Hunters by Stewart, F.A.
A last appeal to the fellow before me only produced another smile; so, as a dernier ressort, I drew my chair towards the table, and thrust my manacled hands out of sight.
From Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches by Fenn, George Manville
This is the last refuge of the Theist—the dernier ressort of the theologian.
From Ingersoll in Canada A Reply to Wendling, Archbishop Lynch, Bystander; and Others by Pringle, Allen
"We don't get on at all; he has no more inclination for the church, than I have; I pity these younger sons just ran into some fat living as a dernier ressort."
From A Heart-Song of To-day by Savigny, Annie Gregg
