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last ditch

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Definition of last ditch

as in hot water

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Recent Examples of last ditch 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 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 See All Example Sentences for last ditch

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Noun

Your Digestion Will Improve Drinking hot water can support your overall digestive health.

— Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 2 Sep. 2026
Percolation captures a vast array of phenomena, but the prototypical examples involve fluids, like hot water seeping through a bed of coffee grounds.

— Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of hot water

Noun

Jacob Ramsey’s equaliser was also a demonstration of composure in a pressurised moment, with the midfielder calmly slotting into the bottom right-hand corner, making sure to keep his effort low.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Mensah capped that drive with a 23-yard touchdown pass to Toney and the two connected on a 2-yard score on the next possession with Toney punctuating both TDs with a Heisman pose for the Hurricanes fans in that corner of the stadium.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of corner

Noun

Beyond those fixes, those of us with more security training should build awareness with our less experienced neighbors, family members, and friends.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
As coordination complexities rise, conflicting priorities and hidden contradictions become harder to detect and fix.

— Vic Chynoweth, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of fix

Noun

Why the eleventh hour came with an extra second, killing time proved impossible, and time fails to fly in Ann Arbor.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Fox arrived on the production at the eleventh hour after the production’s original Romeo, Richard Madden, and then his understudy were indisposed.

— Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of eleventh hour

Noun

On the screen, in a series of daredevil adventures, the actor had extricated himself from a hundred impossible predicaments.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
For Tinubu and his chief adversaries Atiku and Obi, then, Nigeria’s security predicament will require more than election season sloganeering.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of predicament

Noun

Aaron Judge singled in the third for his first hit since returning from a broken rib a day earlier and had another hit in the eighth before being lifted for a pinch runner.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Riley's hit came after pinch-hitter Ozzie Albies' had his first triple of the season, a drive against Kevin Kelly (6-4).

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

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