last expedient
Example Sentences
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The Esmeralda was putting out to sea when I thought of a last expedient to draw the attention of her captain.
From The Crack of Doom by Cromie, Robert
He had tried every imaginable remedy, and now, as a last expedient, was about to take her to her paternal home in the South, to see what native air might do.
From The Roof of France by Betham-Edwards, Matilda
It had been her last expedient to revive the old love, to rekindle the dead ashes of the smouldering fire.
From Vera Nevill Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance by Cameron, H. Lovett, Mrs.
It was bold, because it was the last expedient for an amicable adjustment, and because its failure must necessarily lead to very serious and immediate consequences.
From The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 by Webster, Daniel
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)
