dernier ressort
Example Sentences
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He will not accept the worthless thing thrown at His feet, as a dernier ressort.
From Macaria by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)
It was a dernier ressort, and only adopted because all other efforts had failed; after years of yearning, deep craving of the heart.
From The Scalp Hunters by Stewart, F.A.
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
Mr. Barclay and myself have thought of Cairnes, at L'Ori-ent, as a dernier ressort.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson
Of course the result cannot be very accurate, but is a dernier ressort.
From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Ballou, Maturin Murray
