Lincoln's last hope of salvaging something in the waning days of 1862 rested with an enigmatic major general, William Starke Rosecrans.
A key thread in the narrative of British exploration is a determination not to give up, a legacy of salvaging something positive from defeat.
Fellow strugglers Sunderland also barely threatened, though their hopes of salvaging something from the game seemed slim from the moment Brown was sent off with them already trailing.
A bewildered Jennifer Capriati once searched out a coach capable of salvaging the confidence she had lost during the haze of her dysfunctional disappearance from tennis.
Only in the seven minutes between Michael Kightly's equaliser and Lowton's goal from nowhere did Stoke look remotely capable of salvaging even a draw.
McConnell has privately wondered if Trump will be capable of salvaging his scandal-ridden administration, the report said.
The archbishop has already acknowledged failing to accomplish a lasting reconciliation, but the vote on Tuesday robbed him of a final opportunity to salvage something of a legacy.
So, as Michael Silver writes on Yahoo.com, Smith may have won the game of chicken, but lost a chance to salvage something out of this mess.
Two late tries salvaged something of a mauled reputation.
He could have salvaged something of his political career by publicly acknowledging his "errors", but refused to.
