all-out

Example Sentences

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Both sides have refused to make concessions and repeatedly threatened to resume fighting, but neither appears willing to return to all-out war.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The decision was viewed as the middle course between all-out war and the blockade after meeting with senior Pentagon officials last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

President Xi Jinping has urged all-out efforts to search for people who are still unaccounted for and save the injured.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

In extending their goal difference advantage over City to four, it felt like 1-0 to the Arsenal was out and all-out attack in.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

In the early-morning hours of January 31,1968, more than 80,000 NVA troops and VC launched the Tet Offensive, an all-out invasion of South Vietnam.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge