pis aller
Example Sentences
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It is perhaps a pis aller, but is not No Thoroughfare written up everywhere else?
From The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell by Lowell, James Russell
"I fixed on these lines as a pis aller; and they have done all and more than I wished, by bringing you back here for at least a moment."
From Two Years Ago, Volume II. by Kingsley, Charles
It looks mean and ungrateful to the dear old place and our friends to go back to them as a kind of pis aller after having exhausted the pleasures of vagabondising.
From The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation by Boldrewood, Rolf
A young man lacking means, and possessing only a moderate degree, who feels inclined, as many do, to drift into schoolmastering as a pis aller, should read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest this book.
From The Lighter Side of School Life by Hay, Ian
The young gentleman had recourse as a pis aller to his mamma.
From Love Me Little, Love Me Long by Reade, Charles
