free-for-all

Example Sentences

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“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

"If that doesn't get given as a penalty, then it's an absolute free-for-all from now on," David Moyes said after the game.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

A big reason is because the selloff in the past couple of weeks has been an orderly one, as McCourt highlights, rather than a panicked free-for-all.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 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

Is the internet free-for-all going to kill off the very musical endeavour most beloved of its young pirates?

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall