bitter end
Example Sentences
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The 51-day standoff, known as the Waco siege, became the most brutal news story of the year, as law enforcement, members of a religious cult and their supreme leader fought to a bitter end.
From Salon
“I think they will go to the bitter end.”
From Los Angeles Times
And in her own words, she describes herself as someone who will follow through on something she believes in "to the bitter end".
From BBC
Dutch Coach Louis van Gaal said: “The boys fought until the bitter end. They are despondent. They gave everything, and I am incredibly proud. … It is incredibly painful to see how we were eliminated.”
From Washington Post
Saturday leaving Matt Ryan in until the bitter end to absorb more beatings was a bad look.
From Washington Post
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