last-ditch
Example Sentences
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Samsung management and union leaders resumed talks on Monday in a last-ditch effort to avoid a strike.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
A last-ditch effort to broker a merger between the rival leagues took place in the White House in February 2025 when President Trump hosted Al-Rumayyan, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and Tiger Woods.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
In a last-ditch effort to get back to Duke, Bior obtained a special refugee passport, issued by Uganda, that he hopes will allow him to bypass the South Sudan visa ban.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Igor Tudor was hired by Tottenham as a last-ditch attempt at surviving what would be a catastrophic relegation from the Premier League.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
In a last-ditch effort, they hatched a plan to appeal directly to Penkovsky's bosses in the GRU—their sworn enemies—to plead for his life.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
