But in a last-ditch attempt, I decided to call a couple of airlines directly.

Victoria had decided to pay Richie a visit, in a last-ditch attempt to find out the truth about the night her mother died.

First, I was going to make one more, last-ditch attempt to appeal to reason.

For many patients, these tests are a last-ditch attempt to seek answers after years of suffering.

It was a last-ditch attempt to clear her system of the botulinum.

The media reported that fact, and the Democrats' last-ditch attempt to manipulate public opinion failed.

They were there again last week in a last-ditch attempt to win his approval.

This offensive was a last-ditch attempt by the Germans to reverse the course of the war.

But they actually win when their last-ditch attempt turns out to be a rocket engine.

That's who he called for in his last-ditch attempt to stay alive.