last minute
Example Sentences
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Things get considerably more complex when, at the last minute, Lilac becomes one of the headliners at a book festival Sophie is working and briefly befriends her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Carroll, now a player/co-owner of non-league club Dagenham & Redbridge, says he decided to include the incident in his book "at the very last minute" after discussing it with his girlfriend Lou Teasdale.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
“I’ve been involved in many tight races in the past and understand last minute ‘needs’ come up,” he continued.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
It seems like McKinley wants to deliver a crushing blow, but then feints at the last minute, opting for a more optimistic kind of fantasy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
At the last minute, McKissick found a site for the debate, in a dilapidated second-story auditorium.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
