dernier ressort
Example Sentences
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As a dernier ressort, application was made to the fountain-head—to Mr. Luke Fildes, R.A., the famous illustrator of that beautiful work.
From A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land by Hughes, William R. (William Richard)
Ha!—I love him too well to let him be Miss Charlecote’s engine for managing me!—her dernier ressort to play on my feelings.
From Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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
He will not accept the worthless thing thrown at His feet, as a dernier ressort.
From Macaria by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)
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)
