free-for-all

Example Sentences

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There has been a sense of opportunity in Paris after the Roland Garros men's draw quickly became a free-for-all.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“Is God Is” isn’t the kind of rollicking free-for-all that will have you cheering in the theater.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

But that doesn’t mean it’s a free-for-all, according to Saxo Bank’s chief investment strategist Charu Chanana.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

While insurers that administer Medicaid benefits have an incentive to police fraud, autism treatment has become a fee-for-service free-for-all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Lady Constance’s Christmas party had ended in such a free-for-all of destruction that a whole fleet of servants working ’round the clock for a month would be hard- pressed to put the house right.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood