last-ditch
Example Sentences
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Sullivan gave Clancy’s attorney a brief window of time to make a last-ditch plea to the state’s highest court to halt the mistrial declaration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
As parliament approved his successor, a few dozen people gathered in a last-ditch effort to voice discontent with Fedorov's dismissal.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Then, in a last-ditch effort to fend off Hong’s insurgency, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, who had previously suspended his campaign, reentered the race less than a month before polls opened.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
He wrote to all the directors of the firm in a last-ditch attempt to settle the issue amicably, which led to an agreement they would supply the missing fuel at the previously agreed price.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
To the north, German armies were retreating along the old Somme battlefield, abandoning land they had captured when starting their last-ditch offensive earlier that year.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
