last minute
Example Sentences
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After Carney’s somber press conference to explain the breakdown of U.S. talks and accuse Washington of moving the goal posts at the last minute, Merz reached out to the Canadian leader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
This would push down prices and allow Europe to inject more gas into storage at the last minute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Monaco pulled the plug on Chelsea's £47m move for Lamine Camara at the last minute, leaving officials at Stamford Bridge furious.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Smaller and scruffier than the annual film events of Venice, Toronto or New York, the four-day festival has no competition or juried prizes and keeps its lineup secret until the last minute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
At the last minute he’d thrown in his ragged coverless copy of From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
