dernier ressort
Example Sentences
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If the Military kept whittling down our rations, if we were to be permitted only to nibble like so many birds, the vegetables might one day serve as a dernier ressort.
From The Siege of Kimberley by Phelan, T.
If they are deemed unlawful, unjust, and oppressive, first appealing to judicial supervision and all lawful means for relief and protection—revolution the dernier ressort.
From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by Helleberg, C. G. (Carl Gustaf)
I was only running to him as a sort of dernier ressort.
From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Reid, Mayne
He favors sending out a commissioner to Europe for aid, on the basis of emancipation, etc., as a dernier ressort.
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by Jones, John Beauchamp
A last appeal to the fellow before me only produced another smile; so, as a dernier ressort, I drew my chair towards the table, and thrust my manacled hands out of sight.
From Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches by Fenn, George Manville
