forlorn hope

We've come to ask you to lead a forlorn hope.

It was a forlorn hope, but he had nothing else.

At one time in his life he had led a forlorn hope.

It was a forlorn hope but the best he could think of.

After more than three years of war, that seemed a very forlorn hope indeed.

There was but one forlorn hope for us, and I took it.

It was a forlorn hope, but well worth putting to the test.

"That is a forlorn hope," the former government official said.

He also had sent Ernie out on a forlorn hope.

It was done as a forlorn hope, for a man has usually to wait several years before his turn comes round.

This light was my forlorn hope: I must gain it.

The little Wizard seemed to think that this was rather a forlorn hope.

In this activity, she had more than a mere forlorn hope.

"In terms of preserving the culture, I think that is probably a forlorn hope."

It was likely that most members of the forlorn hope would be killed or wounded.

I said this at beta stage too, in the forlorn hope of being heard.

But since all other approaches had failed, there was only this one forlorn hope left.

A faint forlorn hope buried deep inside her finally died.

But I can't help feeling that it's rather a forlorn hope.

He and the Scots had a very forlorn hope indeed.

Well, it had been a forlorn hope at best.

While Weaver was away on his forlorn hope, though, the ship had been under attack.

Blake had gone, a forlorn hope if ever there was one, but the only option open.

She nodded, glanced sideways at him with forlorn hope in her eyes.

It was a forlorn hope; he was much more likely to stay away after what she had said to him.