dernier ressort
Example Sentences
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But then they consider it as a kind of dernier ressort, and think it prudent to defer flying to this disagreeable refuge, till they have no relish left for any thing else.
From Essays on Various Subjects Principally Designed for Young Ladies by More, Hannah
I was only running to him as a sort of dernier ressort.
From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Reid, Mayne
If the Military kept whittling down our rations, if we were to be permitted only to nibble like so many birds, the vegetables might one day serve as a dernier ressort.
From The Siege of Kimberley by Phelan, T.
Do men who marry under such circumstances honour and trust the women, who as a dernier ressort bear their names?
From Infelice by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)
If they are deemed unlawful, unjust, and oppressive, first appealing to judicial supervision and all lawful means for relief and protection—revolution the dernier ressort.
From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by Helleberg, C. G. (Carl Gustaf)
