last-ditch

Example Sentences

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He raced into the Newcastle penalty area and when Dan Burn made a last-ditch tackle, the ball bounced off the Egypt forward and looped into the net.

From Barron's

She had gone there in a last-ditch attempt to recover her health and instead collapsed with a violent pulmonary hemorrhage.

From The Wall Street Journal

Farmers in several countries in Europe held last-ditch protests against the deal, with marches and demonstrations using tractors in France and Belgium.

From BBC

Her knees threatened to buckle as she reached the stairs and made a last-ditch attempt to stay upright.

From Literature

"We have worked intensively in an effort to save both businesses, having made last-ditch attempts to rescue them, but neither has a realistic possibility of trading profitably again."

From BBC