But, indeed, you are getting crazy; I cannot allow you to ruin your life in this way, without making a last effort to open your eyes.
It is said that, before he left the army, the Grand Duke Constantine, a friend of the French cause, made a last effort to induce him to come to terms with Napoleon, now that the plan of campaign had failed.
On April 26th Joseph Bonaparte made a last effort to bend his brother's will, but only gained the grudging concession that Napoleon would never consent to the British retention of Malta for a longer time than three or four years.
As the Athenians were hauling in their disabled triremes, the Syracusans made a last effort to destroy them by means of a fireship, for which the wind happened to be favorable.
This was a last effort of despair, with little hope of final escape, even if they did reach it.
Biscarrat made a last effort to stop his friends, but it was useless.
The tender father, to whom love restored strength, made a last effort, and climbed the mountain after the young man, who attracted him by his gesture and his smile.
That was apparently their enemies' last effort, for they were not molested during the rest of their journey; and eventually Maxwell halted his worn-out men beside a shrunken river.
Her husband, in front of her, no longer even attempted to make those movements of despair which indicate a last effort.
Nevertheless, he made a last effort: "And if I ordered you to go, Coralie?
But, making a last effort to summon up her power of will, she left the room, without giving the signal for which Patrice was longing.
They wished to make a last effort by directing close masses against our centre.
But things are too far advanced not to attempt a last effort.
They, however, resolved to make a last effort to discover the truth, and Chefneux, condemned to be shot, was conducted to the plain of Luneburg.
In a last effort to placate Adams, however, and chiefly in order to avoid having his name dragged into a public controversy, he wrote to the Vice President "from the conviction that truth, between candid minds can never do harm.
This, as Jefferson noticed at once, was a last effortto postpone the patching-up of difficulties and also a last effort to provoke the French, since they had already given such an assurance to Murray.
Bertram, driven by the infernal decree, pursues his son, and makes a last effort.
My Lord," said he, making a last effort, "I take the liberty of representing to you that the sentence requires the approval of the King in Council.
This was Hood's last effort to save his communications.
It was the beginning of Lee's last effort to wrest victory from the odds that were against him.
At the risk of meeting with another rough reception, I determined to make a last effort to discover Mrs. Van Brandt before I returned to the boat.
She made a last effort to repel me, and yielded even as she made it.
He rushed up the incline, sprang upon a stone near Witichis, held on high a roll of parchment, cried with a last effort, "Treachery!
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "last effort" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
