battle of life
Example Sentences
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"Really it was a battle of life and death," she says.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
The artwork shows what Stretford-born Lowry, who died in 1976, described as the "battle of life".
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2024
Then from Christmas, when Hope was born, to the New Year, when we marshal our armies to fight the battle of life again.
From New York Times • Dec. 25, 2012
“I told him the old Woody Allen line that half the battle of life is just showing up,” Lavin said.
From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2010
They engage in the "battle of life" to sustain life, and hold to the doctrine that "to the victors belong the spoils."
From Nature and Culture by Rice, Harvey