A last-second leap threw me into the packed throng.    From Wordnik.com.  [Touch of Evil] Reference

THE CHICKENPETER: The chicken was a last-second idea.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wild Ride] Reference

My rookie year, we won our first game on a last-second shot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hillary And Obama Battle Over Legacy Of ... Magic Johnson] Reference

That was UConn going down to San Diego in a last-second shot.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 22, 2008] Reference

Palin is said to have hit a last-second free throw to win the game.    From Wordnik.com.  [Greg Gutfeld: SARAH PALIN'S MURDEROUS WEB OF DEATH] Reference

Knowing it's a last-second deal, it might be Friday before we fill it up.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 25, 2009] Reference

There would be no holding back this time, no last-second pangs of conscience.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ungrateful Governess]

Two trains mangle a car, but the driver is saved in dramatic last-second rescue.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 9, 2007] Reference

This will help prevent last-second smearing, with no time to respond in the press.    From Wordnik.com.  [Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Kentucky GOP Pushing Anti-Gay Message In Final Days Of Gov Race] Reference

Whereas, if FSU's desperation last-second heave had gone in, the story would look like this.    From Wordnik.com.  [luck is the residue of design] Reference

They are saying, Susan, they are giving you some new details about the last-second phone call.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2009] Reference

The Wizards won Friday night, 90-89, on a last-second Lester Hudson jumper, to improve to 4-0.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wall and McGee shine again at Summer League] Reference

So they stepped up to the plate and, in a last-second marathon, salvaged a deal and the season.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Best In Sports] Reference

ANDERSON: Melissa was a last-second, fill-in for injured "Access Hollywood" host Nancy O ` Dell.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 11, 2009] Reference

Not after the way it ended last year, another last-second interception cradled in a defender's arms.    From Wordnik.com.  [We're Over, Favre; Please Stay, Brett] Reference

The men's basketball team squeaked by Germany 80 to 77, hitting a last-second three-point shot to win.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 4, 2004] Reference

LIN: So when New Hampshire voters go to the polls, they are notorious for making a last-second decision.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Sunday Morning News: Significant Number of New Hampshire Voters Remain Undecided - January 30, 2000] Reference

Also, you have got to see the stars giving their favorite presidential candidates a big, last-second push.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 15, 2008] Reference

So it's the gold medal match, team USA, team Russia tied and you shoot the last-second shot and you make it.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 16, 2008] Reference

McCoughtry missed a 3-pointer but the rebound went to Atlanta before Coco Miller also missed a last-second 3.    From Wordnik.com.  [Seattle Storm Win WNBA Title] Reference

You sense that he never could have orchestrated the Patriots 'last-second win in their first Super Bowl triumph.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Schott at NFL Glory] Reference

For basketball fans, March Madness means office pools, great TV-watching, and dramatic last-second buzzer shots.    From Wordnik.com.  [Avoid March madness at the tax preparer's office] Reference

But it is OK for the bureau to throw in a last-second intrusive question designed specifically to frighten people.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Strange Bedfellows of the Census Boycott] Reference

Because yesterday, their home team played against the Carolina Panthers, and in a last-second victory, they won 23-20.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 12, 2005] Reference

Our employees love to make sure those last-second packages get in the hands of the people that are going to receive them.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 20, 2004] Reference

It's the gold medal match, Team U.S.A. and Team Russia and you shoot the last-second shot and you make it, how do you feel?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 21, 2008] Reference

And if you think all the last-second moves, the rule changes, the back-channel discussions are confusing, well, don't worry.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 2, 2008] Reference

He marched the Colts to a last-second, game-tying field goal, then orchestrated an 80-yard overtime drive for a 23-17 victory.    From Wordnik.com.  [Transition] Reference

And Doug in Stony Creek, Ontario: "Kobe, if you don't make the last-second shot in game two, do the Pistons sweep the series?".    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 17, 2004] Reference

But SOMETHING caused last-second movement to Hillary, and the exit polling shows she drew stronger than expected from women: 47-34.    From Wordnik.com.  [With More Than Half Reporting, Hillary Holds On To Slim Lead] Reference

He explained it was not just his smooth service action that enabled him to tame the breeze but his ability to make last-second adjustments.    From Wordnik.com.  [Laura Robson bows out of junior tennis ranks on a low at US Open] Reference