dog-eat-dog
Example Sentences
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In one episode, his response is, “It’s a dog-eat-dog world, and I’m wearing Milk-Bone underwear.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025
“The Dark Forest,” the second volume, is named for a view of the universe as a dog-eat-dog struggle for survival in which the best way to survive is to hide.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024
He just wanted to play, so he pushed on in what he's called the dog-eat-dog world of professional rugby, disastrously as it turned out.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2023
It is tempting to say that “Killing It,” on Peacock, is a satire of dog-eat-dog capitalism.
From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2023
Life on the streets was a dog-eat-dog world.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
