last expedient
Example Sentences
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As a last expedient I bethought myself of a dog-fight as the means of scattering the mob, and sent around the corner to organize one.
From The Children of the Poor by Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August)
Why do I not try the last expedient which I can use against her?
From The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise by Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim
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 West, John
It is worth trying as a last expedient.
From The Wings of the Morning by Tracy, Louis
We try the last expedient first, and get nothing.
From The First Hundred Thousand by Hay, Ian
