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last-ditch
[last-dich, lahst-]
adjective
done finally in desperation to avoid defeat, failure, disaster, etc..
a last-ditch attempt to avert war.
fought with every resource at one's command.
a last-ditch battle for the pennant.
last-ditch
noun
(modifier) made or done as a last desperate attempt or effort in the face of opposition
Other 51Թ Forms
- last-ditcher noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of last-ditch1
Example Sentences
The Gotham FC defender put in a crucial last-ditch challenge in the first half before later teeing up Lucy Bronze's header to make it 2-0, as she impressed in defence and attack.
Meanwhile, Routh’s defense filed a last-ditch effort to have the final two firearm charges against him dropped under a Second Amendment claim.
But it's become much more common in recent decades, in a last-ditch effort to save populations of black and white rhinos in South Africa and surrounding countries, where poaching threatens their survival.
Was this a bid for regional relevance, a provocation timed with regional shifts, or a last-ditch effort to break a long-standing siege?
Mrs McKay's grandson, Mark Dyer, told the BBC the family was inspired by the Mel Gibson movie Ransom to make a last-ditch attempt to solve the mystery.
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