last expedient

Example Sentences

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To search the sea-ports personally he regarded as a last expedient.

From The Waif of the "Cynthia" by Laurie, André

This last expedient would either be impossible or would involve an incalculable loss of time in the case of a caravan possessing only beasts of burden with a proportionately small number of drivers and attendants.

From Freeland A Social Anticipation by Hertzka, Theodor

The last expedient which the minds of men could invent for putting the slavery question in the position of a purely local matter had been tried, and had utterly and miserably failed.

From The Middle Period 1817-1858 by Burgess, John William

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

Cecilia had outgrown his power, nothing was to be effected here by commands and threats, so he caught at a last expedient.

From 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)