last-ditch

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adjective

ˈlas(t)-ˌdich 

-ˈdich

1

: fought or conducted from the last ditch : waged with desperation or unyielding defiance

put up a last-ditch resistance

2

: made as a final effort especially to avert disaster

a last-ditch attempt to raise the money

last ditch

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noun

: a place of final defense or resort

Examples of last-ditch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

And, in many cases, these charges were a last-ditch attempt at trying to make ends meet in today's inflationary environment. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025

The filing revealed Paramount CEO’s last-ditch text message to WBD counterpart David Zaslav at roughly 4pm ET on December 4, the day before Netflix ultimately announced its deal, as previously reported by the Financial Times. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025

Noun

So Ellison texted Zaslav in what now reads as a last ditch effort to get a deal over the line. —Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Dec. 2025

Forget the flimsy strips of aluminum around the edges of the pie as a last ditch effort. —Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1706, in the meaning defined above