last gasp in English

adjective
1
done at the last possible moment, typically in desperation.
his current appeal is a last-gasp effort to try to overturn the conviction

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1. The last gasp... of the Harvard establishment.

2. Assyria’s last gasp came at Haran.

3. We poked our Bargepoles into the nookiest and cranniest corners of the Last Gasp vault And turned up a haul of treasures and oddities! Iconic Last Gasp underground Slow Death #8! "Special Greenpeace Issue" —from way back in 1977 —socially conscious sci-fi-horror-humor-blended mayhem featuring the following creators:

4. Bate Borisov lifted the Belarus Cup after snatching a last-gasp 1-0 win over Dynamo Brest in front of 5,000 fans on Sunday

5. Ivica Vastić's last-gasp penalty for Austria against Poland saw the midfielder break the record at the age of 38 years and 257 days

6. As it was, a Belligerent second-half from the visitors, coupled with a last-gasp converted try, resulted in a respectable outcome

7. Crookes juggled a difficult pass from Keith Lulia (who himself added a last-gasp try) to cross in the corner for his hat-trick as Bradford ran in 28 unanswered points

8. We poked our Bargepoles into the nookiest and cranniest corners of the Last Gasp vault And turned up a haul of treasures and oddities! Hot Stuf' #7 "Underground sci-fi …

9. Volvo sells first A60H units to South Africa firm Johnston restored Burgh 's two-goal cushion but Shaun Harrison netted for City and Donaldson made amends for his earlier howler with a last-gasp equaliser.

10. Blaspheme verb curse, swear, abuse, revile, profane, damn, desecrate, cuss (informal), use bad language, be foul-mouthed, take the Lord's name in vain, execrate, anathematize He cursed and Blasphemed to his last gasp. Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition

11. blaspheme verb curse, swear, abuse, revile, profane, damn, desecrate, cuss (informal), use bad language, be foul-mouthed, take the Lord's name in vain, execrate, anathematize He cursed and Blasphemed to his last gasp. Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition