come hell or high water

Example Sentences

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“I was going to find a way, come hell or high water, whether there was a clinic I was able to access or not,” Knowlton said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2022

“I wanted to be open to nature, come hell or high water, and open to new friendships,” he said.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2021

I look at it very much like this jigsaw puzzle where, come hell or high water, we had to figure out.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2021

He was, at last, a man who was committed to the political vision of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, a place marked by peace, racial reconciliation and economic justice, come hell or high water.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2018

Someone comes every single Sunday, come hell or high water.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen