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[ last-ditch, lahst- ] / ˈlæstˈdɪttʃ, ˈlɑst- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR last-ditch ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivedone 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. Origin of last-ditchFirst recorded in 1905–10; last1 + ditch OTHER WORDS FROM last-ditchlast-ditcher, nounWords nearby last-ditchlast-born, last but not least, last call, last chance saloon, last-cyclic, last-ditch, last-ditch effort, Lastex, last fling, last-gasp, Last Gospel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for last-ditchHer husband, Ethan (Mark Duplass), books them a vacation retreat in a last-ditch effort to repair their relationship. Is Elisabeth Moss the One 'True Detective' Loves? She Doesn't Deny It.|Melissa Leon|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST For women spending upwards of $10,000 in a last-ditch effort to have a baby, such a reduction in chances can be devastating. The Crumbling Post-35 Pregnancy Myth|Jean Twenge|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Both are last-ditch measures to disrupt a missile engagement, not to prevent tracking. New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Hide From Russian Radar|Bill Sweetman|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST First, that the regime might use them against rebels or civilians in a last-ditch act of desperation. What To Do In Syria|Hussein Ibish|June 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Put aside the last-ditch defense of the Bush tax rates for the few. Robert Shrum: Obama Won Election & Will Win Again on Fiscal Cliff|Robert Shrum|December 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST The valorous retreat of the French and their last-ditch stand on the Marne compelled admiration. Woodrow Wilson and the World War|Charles Seymour He's been the people's Golden Boy, their last-ditch hope for peace. Bear Trap|Alan Edward Nourse All those dying, suffering, last-ditch men lying around, and the two worn-out doctors hurrying among 'em—they didn't care. Short Stories of Various Types|Various They were, however, potentially so capable of making things worse that they would not be tried save as last-ditch measures. The Vortex Blaster|Edward Elmer Smith As with the sixth and seventh resolves, this last-ditch effort made no difference. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783|Virginia State Dept. of Education
British Dictionary definitions for last-ditch
noun(modifier) made or done as a last desperate attempt or effort in the face of opposition Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to last-ditchfrantic, last-gasp, do-or-die, desperate, final |