desperate measure

Frequency: 6.88.5 per million words

a difficult or extreme action taken as a last resort

measureADJECTIVE + measure

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desperate

Examples (10)

  • Resorting to a desperate measure, the team pulled an all-nighter to finish the project.
  • The government took a desperate measure by implementing severe austerity cuts.
  • It was a desperate measure, but they had no other choice left to save their business.
  • Facing bankruptcy, he contemplated a desperate measure to keep his family afloat.
  • The company's decision to lay off half its staff was seen as a desperate measure to survive.
  • As a desperate measure, the explorers rationed their last drops of water.
  • In a desperate measure to win, the politician made promises he couldn't keep.
  • Calling for reinforcements was a desperate measure, but their defenses were failing.
  • Sometimes, only a desperate measure can break a stalemate and force a resolution.
  • They hoped this desperate measure would be enough to turn the tide of the battle.