dernier ressort
Example Sentences
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He will not accept the worthless thing thrown at His feet, as a dernier ressort.
From Macaria by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)
The successor of this unknightly leader of the order was the Emperor Paul I., of Russia, who was chosen as a dernier ressort.
From The Story of Malta by Ballou, Maturin Murray
Of course the result cannot be very accurate, but is a dernier ressort.
From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Ballou, Maturin Murray
A last appeal to the fellow before me only produced another smile; so, as a dernier ressort, I drew my chair towards the table, and thrust my manacled hands out of sight.
From Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches by Fenn, George Manville
But, while returning to the camp-ground, calmer reflections arose, restraining him from the dastardly act, and deciding him to carry out the other alternative, already conceived, but kept back as a dernier ressort.
From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne
