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ˈlast-ditch ADJ attr

last-ditch
[aller]letzte(r, s)
a last-ditch attempt [or effort]

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a last-ditch attempt [or effort]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Harvest season was approaching with nobody to bring in the crops; the colonel was making a last-ditch effort to save the farm.
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But they actually win when their last-ditch attempt turns out to be a rocket engine.
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Late in the day, a sighting report at 16:13 led to a last-ditch 206-aircraft strike.
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The plot deals with a last-ditch attempt by a discontented few to overthrow the socialist government.
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No known story, but the song possibly follows a last-ditch resort by the author to overcome the demons that plague him.
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The defensive spiral is a maneuver used by the defender when the kinetic energy becomes depleted and other last-ditch maneuvers can not successfully be implemented.
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To finish, all the other players have one last-ditch turn to catch up with the other player.
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Heroic measures are often taken in cases of grave injury or illness, as a last-ditch attempt to save life, limb, or eyesight.
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In 1996, a last-ditch effort was made to save the church.
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As a last-ditch attempt to salvage some revenue, the final run of machines were marketed as word processors.
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