the last moment
Example Sentences
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And yet, every time, Lucy yanked the ball away at the last moment, leaving Charlie Brown flying helplessly through the air.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
It would be the last moment of kindness she would encounter for the rest of her journey.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
Ian Rutledge of Scotland Yard expects to spend the holiday in London—until he’s assigned, at the last moment, to investigate an incident in snowy Kent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
We tried to fly standby on an earlier departure, but another couple jumped us on the list at the last moment, and a gate agent said it was probably because we had booked into steerage.
From Slate • Oct. 9, 2025
Then at the last moment, the heel came off of one of the Princess’s shoes.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
