fight to the finish
Example Sentences
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The Lakers fight to the finish in Game 5 at Denver, but Jamal Murray again hits the clutch shot with four seconds left to give Nuggets the victory.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2024
The Knights couldn’t come up with an encore after eliminating Purdue, but not before putting up a fight to the finish.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2023
But if that is true, they did not fight to the finish to protect themselves from a 25-year-old man who they suspected was up to no good.
From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2021
Even in a convincing win at Denver, they had to fight to the finish to keep their streak of 100-yard rushing games alive.
From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2021
Whatever had happened at Nutley Copse, the Efrafans could not fight to the finish against rabbits like Bigwig, Holly and Silver without losing lives—probably a good many lives.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
