Sentence examples similar to last-ditch one from inspiring English sources

Whispers of Treasury objections spurred the Loughborough Conservative MP Nicky Morgan into last ditch one-to-one lobbying of Chancellor George Osborne.

Although she doesn't know how to trump up an issue, she will fight to the last ditch on a real one.

Made one great last-ditch challenge on Messi, prompting calls for a penalty that were rightly turned down.

Despite the vehemence of his last-ditch attacks on Trump, Rubio has one indispensable qualification -- the political spine of a mollusk.

There are few heroic last-ditch tackles for one simple reason: there is rarely a need for heroic last-ditch tackles.

An appeals court Thursday denied a last-ditch attempt by one of two former Fullerton police officers accused in the death of Kelly Thomas to prevent the case going to trial.

But last-ditch talks on Wednesday night produced a consensus.

I search on my phone for one last-ditch attempt to bully some inebriated Yanks into making fools of themselves.

Desire still burns bright at the E.P.A., which reportedly intends to make one last-ditch effort to weaken the rules requiring new pollution controls on upgraded plants.

The current run on gasmasks and other protective clothing is just one last-ditch effort to haul themselves back into the driving seat.

Following a week of bitter court battles on both sides of the Atlantic, Hicks had launched one last-ditch attempt to wrest control of the process in conjunction with the US investment fund Mill Financial, but failed to stop the sale to New England Sports Ventures NESVV).