Definitions for last ditch
last ditch

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1. last ditchadjective

   a final attempt before quitting, often desperate

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1. Last Ditch

   Last Ditch is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the twenty-ninth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1977. The plot concerns drug smuggling in the Channel Islands, and features Alleyn's son, Ricky, in a central role.

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1. Last ditch

   Last Ditch is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the twenty-ninth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1977. The plot concerns drug smuggling in the Channel Islands, and features Alleyn's son, Ricky, in a central role.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of last ditch in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of last ditch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of last ditch in a Sentence

1. William Of Orange:

   There is one certain means by which I can be sure never to see my country's ruin-- I will die in the last ditch.

2. Art Caplan:

   I think the publicity helps and lets more people know' maybe there's a last ditch thing I ought to pursue,' but at the end of the day, creating a world in which you say there's a right to try, if it's nothing more than a right to beg a company, that right already exists, and you're really not doing much to help anybody gain access to much of anything.

3. Charles Krauthammer:

   Obama promised when he began these negotiations 18 months ago, he had a time limit… This was the last ditch negotiation, the last chance for Iran to come clean, [Obama] said we’re going to do this for six months, then we will reimpose sanctions if Iran hasn’t [made an agreement]… What does he do? He doesn’t impose sanctions. He extends talks.

4. Alan Boswell:

   This is a last-ditch attempt but a serious one to broker a deal, the concern is that it's not at all obvious how they will prevent the catastrophe of 2016 from recurring, since the framework for the deal is not substantially different than it was in the 2015 deal.

5. Jared Goodman:

   The tide has turned for SeaWorld, it's a last-ditch effort to sway a public that has already made up its mind.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Last_Ditch
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Ditch
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=last ditch