单词 | last-minute reprieve |
释义 | last-minute reprieve The latter hasn't proved popular, except perhaps with the homeless, and was scheduled for demolition until a last-minute reprieve last month; it will now be covered in greenery. Times, Sunday Times Any question of a last-minute reprieve was rejected by the authorities. The Times Literary Supplement Then, as had been expected, a last-minute reprieve was granted with the confirming of a last-minute investor. Times, Sunday Times On one occasion he was wheeled to the gallows and bound by his hands and feet before a last-minute reprieve. Times, Sunday Times Was there a last-minute reprieve? Times, Sunday Times |
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