eleventh hour

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Recent Examples of eleventh hour In an eleventh hour Hail Mary, the BJP high command parachuted in the celebrity ex-police officer Kiran Bedi, once a staunch Kejriwal ally, as its chief ministerial face. Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2015 An armistice between the Allied nations and Germany began officially on Nov. 11, 1918 — the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Nov. 2024 Lazio submitted a formal offer, having come close to signing the 22-year-old on loan at the eleventh hour during the previous summer. Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 23 July 2024 That said, a surprise seldom impacts the election in the eleventh hour. Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for eleventh hour 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eleventh hour
Noun
  • Singh made her debut during a moment of national crisis.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Create space between their crisis and your response.
    Nik Ershov, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Annual fee $0 Notable perks The Wells Fargo Active Cash® Card offers cell phone insurance, travel and emergency assistance, rental car insurance and roadside dispatch.
    Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement At the last minute in June, the state Senate passed an emergency bill to exempt restaurants from the service-fee ban.
    Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Arteriosclerosis may cause symptoms such as high blood pressure or decreased blood circulation to the extremities, leading to leg pain or cramping, often during physical activity.
    Anisha Shah, Verywell Health, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Her agile lower extremities might lead you to believe that Foster is made of rubber.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Yet my colleagues and I can no longer ignore the possibility that somatic mutations may be affecting our adult patients.
    Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Still, some experts warned of the terrorism risks presented by self-driving cars, including the possibility of a hack that could override the navigation system and send the car into a crowd.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Following the film’s exhilaratingly unexpected climax, Lucy and Dylan’s eventual reunion turns it into a staider, talkier affair.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The 1922 version's climax is more focused on Knock escaping and being hunted by the townsfolk because he's scapegoated for the plague.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The affected region’s geography and weather, paired with climate change and suburban sprawl in fire-prone areas, created a vulnerable situation.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • In a classic Catch-22 situation, wolves have left their million-acre sanctuary in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness because their primary prey, the whitetail deer, lost its foothold in a wilderness devoid of browse.
    Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Fighting, however, continued up to the zero hour, with Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon far into the night.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
  • English learners can attend a specialized class for learning to speak and write can be accomplished with a before-school (zero hour) or after-school period.
    Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • These landmarks provide rare insights into the city’s storied past.
    Ching Dee, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • It was designated a historic landmark that same year, amid those efforts, and Washington developer Chris Donatelli was next in line to buy the pad for $2.69 million in 2007.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2024

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“Eleventh hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eleventh%20hour. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.

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