1.   A last desperate attempt to escape into the murky waters.

2.   He Decided to make a last attempt to stay on the Waterfate story.

3.   Joy made one last desperate attempt and produced the most horrendous squeak ever, like a hare caught by a harvest scythe.

4.   Kevin made one last futile attempt to persuade Sandra to go with him, then left.

5.   Kissinger made one last attempt to head off the Jackson-Vanik amendment.

6.   While the US mobilizes, top-level diplomats are making a last attempt to reach a negotiated settlement.

7.   They made one last desperate attempt to fight their way out.

8.   She succeeded on her last attempt.

9.   Her one last attempt to halt the tide lacked conviction, she knew.

10.   -- the prospects look bleak.