last expedient
Example Sentences
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He saw, by objects on the land, that he still approached the shore, and he had recourse to the seaman's last expedient.
From The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas by James Fenimore Cooper
It is the last expedient in the administration of penal laws; when it fails, the case is considered hopeless.
From The History of Tasmania , Volume II by John West
At length the Spaniards had recourse to their last expedient: the wild cattle were let loose upon the rear of the freebooters.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 by John Rudd
Then a last expedient suggested itself to his fertile mind.
From The Camp in the Snow, or, Besieged by Danger by William Murray Graydon
It is worth trying as a last expedient.
From The Wings of the Morning by Louis Tracy
