dernier ressort
Example Sentences
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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
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)
He is but ill-armed for the unequal strife, having only a Colt’s revolver with one chamber empty, and, as a dernier ressort, the single-barrelled pistols in the holsters.
From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne
It was a strategic manoeuvre, a desperate and dernier ressort on his part.
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
