last expedient

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By this last expedient he at once placed thirty feet of water between the boat and the Montauk, a space that the Arabs had no means of overcoming.

From Homeward Bound or, the Chase by Cooper, James Fenimore

The last expedient was proposed by their general.

From Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles

Andrews bitterly regretted afterwards that this last expedient was not tried.

From Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. by Pittenger, William

As a last expedient, she opened her book, plunged into the work, and gave in the hearing of Mrs. Eldridge a few of its wonderful sentences.

From Opportunities by Warner, Susan

But an hour after time the balloon still rested inert and then, with fine resolution, Lunardi tried one last expedient.

From The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation by Bacon, John Mackenzie