dog-eat-dog
Example Sentences
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The music industry is dog-eat-dog — you’re just trying to stay relevant.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
He just wanted to play, so he pushed on in what he's called the dog-eat-dog world of professional rugby, disastrously as it turned out.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2023
“That’s a big thing. It’s a grown-man game here. A dog-eat-dog world. Got to get off to a better start.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2023
It's easy to see how lying would be viewed as acceptable if you hold what the researchers describe as "the dog-eat-dog worldview where everyone does whatever is needed to get ahead."
From Salon • Oct. 20, 2022
Life on the streets was a dog-eat-dog world.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
