last ditch

noun

Definition of last ditchnext
as in hot water

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Recent Examples of last ditch 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 The site was created by Danny Lakey, who helped organize the incorporation effort as a last ditch effort to fight noise pollution from MARA and pollution from nearby power plants. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2025 On Monday, the New Jersey Supreme Court denied NCPG’s request for an emergency stay, a last ditch effort to keep the number from reverting to the local council. — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025 In a last ditch effort, the determined rescuers brought in an excavator and devised a plan that would save the animal’s life. — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for last ditch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for last ditch
  1. hot water
  2. corner
  3. fix
  4. eleventh hour
  5. spot
  6. predicament
  7. jam
  8. pinch
Noun
  • The reference invoked the 1987 thriller’s most iconic scene, which saw Alex boil a pet rabbit in a large pot of hot water.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Betty Lin-Fisher Target is in hot water after a Halloween circus clown costume that critics said appeared to conjure Blackface and 19th-century minstrel shows prompted a social media backlash.
    — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of hot water
Noun
  • Hentges put the tying run on base by plunking pinch-hitter Jahmai Jones, then Red Sox put runners on the corners as Andruw Monasterio beat out a potential double play ball.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Near the left corner of the 6-yard box, Pereyra turned and flicked a shot inside the back post.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of corner
Noun
  • Lawmakers in Sacramento introduced a budget fix on Thursday that helps film producers by adjusting a state cap on tax credits.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Its preferred fixes include rapid deployment of natural-gas turbines and fuel cells, colocating data centers with operating nuclear plants, and converting former Bitcoin-mining sites that already have access to power infrastructure.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of fix
Noun
  • Getting to public company standards at the eleventh hour is no longer enough.
    — Brian Waller, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Hayes knows, in soccer, anything can happen; an injury could sideline any team’s biggest star at the eleventh hour.
    — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of eleventh hour
Noun
  • Fifth-round selection Jaden Dugger is still a raw product coming out of Louisiana, but the 6-foot-4, 240-pound linebacker is getting opportunities in practice to try his hand at a variety of spots.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • McLaren's Norris found some unexpected extra pace in qualifying to snatch top spot ahead of the Mercedes pair of Russell and standings leader Kimi Antonelli.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of spot
Noun
  • Cambodia's predicament shows that dangers remain even when fighting ends.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • And Mitchell doesn't waste any time making the life-or-death stakes of the Platts' predicament abundantly clear.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of predicament
Noun
  • Padres closer Mason Miller allowed two baserunners and barely escaped a ninth-inning jam while facing his hometown team on his 28th birthday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • As on the age-old original, the first half of the six-minute track was sweeping in its use of orchestral augmentation, and then the second half put aside both strings and vocals to turn into a pure band jam.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of jam
Noun
  • This made the glass lizard a particularly attractive target, but comparatively harmless snakes would also do in a pinch.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Beeswax wrappers provide a similar seal, and even something like a clean shower cap can work in a pinch.
    — Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of pinch

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