all-out

Example Sentences

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Beijing thrives in that gray space and strategically aims to keep below the threshold of triggering all-out conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

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

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

Walkouts by members of the union Unite began in January 2025 and there has been an all-out strike for more than a year.

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