pitched battle

Example Sentences

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The leak is a blow for Anthropic because it risks both undermining its reputation for safety and also revealing valuable trade secrets in the pitched battle for enterprise customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The 77th annual Emmy Awards is a pitched battle for hardware between deep-pocketed streamers and premium cable channels.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025

It has been described as the last pitched battle to be fought on British soil.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025

In the first pitched battle of the civil war that shaped a newly independent Ireland, seven centuries of history burned.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

As a whole, the general election had been less grueling than the pitched battle of the primaries.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama